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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 31.02.01.06" title_num="31" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="01" heading="Subpoenas.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>On request of a party, the Administration may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production, at the hearing, of any tangible items in the possession or under the control of a witness.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Subpoena Requests.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A request for a subpoena shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be made, in writing, to the Administration; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Specify the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Name and full address of the person to be subpoenaed; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Name, full address, and telephone number of the party requesting the subpoena.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A subpoena that requests the production of tangible items, books, papers, or other documents shall describe those items with particularity.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A subpoena request need not be served on all parties.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Service of Subpoenas.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The party requesting the subpoena shall be responsible for proper service of the subpoena.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Except as provided in §C(3) of this regulation, subpoenas shall be served by hand delivery by an individual 18 years old or older who is not a party to the proceeding by delivering a copy to the person named or to an agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service for the person named or as permitted by Rule 2-121(a)(3)of the Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure. Service of a subpoena upon a party represented by an attorney may be made by service upon the attorney under Rule 1-321(a) of the Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>In a case where the licensee to be served resides out of Maryland, the subpoena may be served by certified mail.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Return of service shall be made by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Affidavit, if hand delivered; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Return receipt, if mailed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A person may object to a subpoena by filing a motion to quash or for other relief.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If a request for a subpoena was filed less than 15 days before the hearing date, the hearing officer may refuse to postpone the hearing based on the party's inability to serve the subpoena.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>