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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 31.10.19.07" title_num="31" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="19" heading="Time for Rendering Final Decisions on Complaints.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except for an emergency case as provided in COMAR 31.10.18.05 or as provided in §B of this regulation, the Commissioner shall make a final written decision on a complaint within 45 days after a complaint is filed.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Commissioner may extend the period within which a final written decision is to be made under §A of this regulation for up to an additional 30 working days if the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Commissioner has not yet received the information requested by the Commissioner; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Information requested is necessary for the Commissioner to render a final written decision on the complaint.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>