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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 36.10.11.06" title_num="36" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="11" heading="Removal from Mandatory Exclusion List.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>After an excluded individual has been on the mandatory exclusion list for at least 5 years, the individual may request removal from the mandatory exclusion list.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An excluded individual’s request under §A of this regulation shall be submitted to the Director in writing and shall include a detailed statement about why there is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Good cause for removal of the individual from the list; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A material change in the individual’s circumstances since the individual’s name was placed on the list.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Director or the Director’s designee shall investigate the request and make a recommendation to the Commission whether to grant or deny the request.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If the Director or the Director’s designee recommends removing the individual from the list, the Commission may approve the recommendation without a hearing, and staff shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Remove the individual from the mandatory exclusion list;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Deliver to the individual by U.S. mail a notice of removal from the mandatory exclusion list; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Notify the State’s sports wagering licensees of the individual’s removal from the mandatory exclusion list.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If the Director or the Director’s designee recommends continued inclusion on the mandatory exclusion list, the excluded individual may submit a written request for an appeal hearing to the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Appeal Hearing.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The request for an appeal hearing shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be submitted within 15 days of the date of the individual’s receipt of the written notice of the recommendation of the Director or the Director’s designee; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Describe the individual’s legal and factual bases for disagreeing with the recommendation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If an individual fails to timely submit a written request for an appeal hearing under §F(1)(a) of this regulation, the individual shall remain on the mandatory exclusion list.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Upon receipt of a timely written request for an appeal hearing, the Director shall provide the individual with a hearing notice for a hearing.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>If after a hearing the Commission denies the individual’s request for removal, it shall deliver to the individual by U.S. mail a notice that the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Request was denied; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Individual shall remain on the mandatory exclusion list.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Separate from the individual’s ability to request removal under §A of this regulation, the Director shall periodically review the mandatory exclusion list and may consider the following in order to determine if an individual should be removed:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Whether the individual is living;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Whether there are changed circumstances; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Whether removal is warranted due to any other relevant information.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>