(a) This Part IV of this subtitle does not apply to: (1) the Governor; (2) the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; (3) the Board of Appeals of the Maryland Department of Labor; (4) the Insurance Administration; (5) the Maryland Parole Commission of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; (6) the Public Service Commission; (7) the Maryland Tax Court; or (8) the […]
A political subdivision of the State or an instrumentality of a political subdivision is entitled, to the same extent as other legal entities, to be an interested person, party, or petitioner in a matter under this subtitle, including an appeal.
(a) Each unit shall adopt regulations to govern procedures under this Part IV of this subtitle, including the related forms that the unit requires and the instructions for completing the forms. (b) To help persons deal with the unit, the unit shall supplement, so far as practicable, the regulations under this section with a description of the […]
(a) An interested person may submit to a unit a petition for the adoption of a regulation. (b) Within 60 days after the petition is submitted, the unit shall: (1) in writing, deny the petition and state the reasons for the denial; or (2) initiate the procedures for adoption of the regulation.
(a) In this section, “business” means a trade, professional activity, or other business that is conducted for profit. (b) (1) Before a unit adopts a proposed regulation, the unit shall evaluate whether the proposed regulation has any impact on businesses. (2) To evaluate the impact, the unit shall: (i) on the basis of the sizes of the businesses that the […]
(a) (1) A person may file a petition for a declaratory judgment on the validity of any regulation, whether or not the person has asked the unit to consider the validity of the regulation. (2) A petition under this section shall be filed with the circuit court for the county where the petitioner resides or has a principal […]
