Maryland Administrative Code

.07 Requirements for Crime Victims' Assistance Program Staff. A. The local program shall use volunteers unless and to the extent the Governor or the Governor's designee determines that compelling reasons exist to waive this requirement. B. Professional and para-professional staff…

.08 Requirements for Local Program Documentation and Records. A. Fiscal Recording. The local program shall: (1) Maintain books, records, documents, and other evidence of all expenditures and income; (2) Maintain records according to generally acceptable standards of accounting; (…

.09 Confidentiality. A. The local program may not disclose any identifying information regarding an applicant or recipient of service to any agency or individual without written authorization from the applicant or recipient except: (1) As required by State law regarding the repor…

.10 Grievance Procedure. A. The local program shall make available to any applicant or recipient of service aggrieved by a decision, action, or inaction of the local program, a procedure by which the grievance may be heard. The procedure shall include a written notice of the acti…

.01 Purpose. The purpose of the regulations set forth in this chapter is to set forth guidelines for the process by which a nonprofit or governmental organization shall be eligible and authorized to have online access to records of otherwise shielded peace orders and protective o…

.02 Definitions. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated. B. Terms Defined. (1) “Central Repository” means the Domestic Violence Central Repository, an electronic database maintained by the Judicial Information System of the Administrative Office of th…

.03 Eligibility. A. Organizations eligible to be victim services providers include: (1) State-designated domestic violence shelters; (2) Full service rape crisis centers; and (3) Maryland Legal Services Corporation grantees identified by the Maryland Network Against Domestic Viol…

.04 Authorization. A. An eligible organization seeking initial or continued online access to Central Repository records of peace orders and protective orders shall submit an application to the Office. The Office shall develop a form appropriate for this purpose, which at a minimu…

.05 Online Access. A. Upon receipt of notification from the Office that an organization is a victim services provider, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide that organization with online access to otherwise shielded peace orders and protective orders. B. The Admin…

.06 Suspension or Revocation of Authorization. A. Should the Office become aware of any facts or circumstances evidencing either a victim services provider’s misuse of its online access or a victim services provider’s failure to cooperate with the Office or the Administrative Off…

.01 Definitions. A. In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated. B. Terms Defined. (1) “Commission” means the Governor's Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission. (2) “Fund” means the Maryland Drug and Alcohol Grants Program Fund. (3) “Private sources” means: (a) A…

.02 Purpose, Priority, and Source of the Fund. A. Purpose. These regulations establish procedures for awarding grants in the following areas: (1) Community and neighborhood mobilization programs which assist citizens in preventing and controlling crime and violence in their commu…

.03 Grant Application Procedures. A. Grant Eligibility. The following are eligible for grants from the Fund: (1) State agencies; (2) Counties; (3) Municipalities; and (4) Nonprofit or community-based nonprofit organizations providing: (a) Drug and alcohol abuse education, prevent…

.04 Processing and Approval of Grant Applications. A. The Commission's Executive Director shall convene a Grant Review Committee composed of representatives from law enforcement, the judiciary, and treatment, prevention, and education communities, in order to make a recommendatio…

.01 General. A. Scope. State Government Article, §9.5-309, Annotated Code of Maryland, permits the Commission on Indian Affairs to establish a process by which a Native American tribe, band, group, or clan indigenous to Maryland can apply to the Commission for formal recognition …

.02 Definitions. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated: B. Terms Defined. (1) “Access to Public Records Act” means State Government Article, §§10-611—10-630, Annotated Code of Maryland. (2) “Ancestor” means an individual from whom a person is descend…

.03 Eligible Petitioning Groups. A group may apply to the Commission for formal recognition of its Maryland Indian status if the group is: A. A Native American tribe, band, group, or clan; and B. Indigenous to Maryland.

.04 Recognition Criteria. The Commission may recommend that an eligible petitioning group be formally recognized under Regulation .08 of this chapter as a Maryland Indian tribe, band, group, or clan if the petitioning group establishes, taking into account the special circumstanc…

.05 Petition Requirements. A. A petition for formal recognition shall include: (1) The name and mailing address of the petitioning group and of the individual authorized to act as the petitioning group's agent for petition purposes; (2) A statement that the petitioning group is a…

.06 Inspection of Documentation. A. Documentation submitted in support of or in opposition to a petition may be inspected or copied by a person as provided by the Access to Public Records Act. B. The Commission shall deny inspection or copying of any part of the documentation tha…

.07 Petition Filing; Notices of Receipt; Final Submissions. A. Petitions shall be made on standard forms required by the Commission, verified as accurate by the petitioning group's agent, and accompanied by any required petition fee. B. Within 10 days after receiving a petition, …

.08 Processing Petitions. A. The Commission shall accept for review all complete petitions. A petition may not be considered complete until the Commission has received all information requested in the petition form or required by these regulations. B. Within 30 days after a petit…

.09 Reconsideration of Recognition Recommendations. A. Within 30 days after the notice of Commission determinations is mailed under Regulation .08K(2) of this chapter, the petitioning group or any person or group that previously submitted arguments in support of or in opposition …

.10 Governor's Action on Recognition Recommendations. A. If the Governor concurs with a recommendation for formal recognition by the Commission, the Governor shall propose an executive order to recognize formally the Maryland Indian status of the petitioning group. B. If the Gove…

.11 Recognition Advisory Committees. A. A Recognition Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Commission to review each petition for formal recognition of Maryland Indian status under these regulations. B. Each Recognition Advisory Committee shall consist of five members who…

.12 Effect of Recognition. An executive order issued under these regulations may not: A. Create any rights of ownership or other rights to land; B. Create any benefits or entitlements of any kind; C. Impair valid existing rights, benefits, or entitlements of Native Americans resi…

.13 General Provisions. A. Administration. (1) Upon request of the petitioning group, the Commission may extend any time period established by these regulations for processing of the petitioning group's petition. (2) The Commission from time to time may establish operational hand…

.01 General. These regulations are promulgated pursuant to Commercial Law Article, §14-105, Annotated Code of Maryland. They are intended to effectuate the provisions of the Unit Pricing Law, §14-101 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland, and are not intended to extend, modify, or …

.02 Findings. A. The Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General and the Consumer Council find that some of those sales agencies required to unit price have not done so properly or in conformance with the Unit Pricing Law. The increasing costs of consumer c…

.03 Definitions. A. “Control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of a person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. B. “Inventory facility” means a physical …

.04 Exemptions. A. To determine whether it is exempt from compliance with the Unit Pricing Law, a sales agency shall refer to the exemptions found in Commercial Law Article, §14-102(6)(i)—(iv), Annotated Code of Maryland. B. A sales agency shall be given a reasonable time after t…

.05 Direct Delivery. For purposes of §14-102(a)(5), items shall be considered to have been directly delivered when the items have not passed through any warehouse or inventory facility which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the sales agency.

.06 Consumer Commodities to be Unit Priced. A. Section 14-103(a)(2)(ii) of the Unit Pricing Law defines the categories of consumer commodities required to be unit priced. Any of these commodities which are priced for multi-unit or variety package purchase shall be unit priced on …

.07 Consumer Commodities not Required to be Unit Priced. The seller is not required to unit price the following: A. Those items specifically exempted by §14-102(a)(1)—(5); B. Items displayed in a non-packaged manner such as loose produce, fresh seafood, meats, and cheeses cut to …

.08 Repricing Policy and Discounts from Regular Price. A. When the sales agency has established and clearly disclosed a no- repricing policy, whereby items on display are not repriced to reflect a higher price, the applicable unit price stamps, tags, labels, signs, or lists shall…

.09 Uniformity. A. If different brands of the same consumer commodity are expressed in more than one measuring unit, the sales agency, if it is possible to do so, shall unit price the items consistently within the same product category. The more familiar measuring unit found in t…

.10 Unit Pricing Information to be Disclosed on Items Conspicuous to the Consumer. A. Section 14-104(1) of the Unit Pricing Law provides for the method of disclosing the required unit pricing information. B. The unit pricing tags, stamps, or labels shall contain in easily readabl…

.11 Unit Pricing Information to be Disclosed on Items Inconspicuous to the Consumer. A. Section 14-104(2) of the Unit Pricing Law provides for the method of disclosing the required unit pricing information on items inconspicuous to the consumer. B. The signs or lists shall contai…

.12 Additional Methods of Disclosure. If the consumer commodities are refrigerated, and attachment of stamps, tags, or labels is not practical, the sales agency shall disclose the required unit pricing information by signs or lists. These signs or lists shall be clear, conspicuou…

.13 Additional Pricing Requirements. A. The unit price may be shown in type which is at least the size of “elite” type. However, this price shall be identified as the “unit price” or “price per (unit of measure).” B. The designation of the unit price per measure of 1 dollar or mo…

.14 Non-intentional Technical Errors. A. If any errors are alleged by the Division which would subject the sales agency to the enforcement provisions of the Unit Pricing Law, the sales agency shall submit data which shows by the preponderance of the evidence that the errors are n…

.15 Exemptions from the Operation of the Unit Pricing Law. A. Under §14-105(a)(2), the Attorney General may exempt any sales agency which is using a program of unit pricing which is approximately as or more comprehensive than the program required by the Unit Pricing Law. The foll…

.16 Compliance. A. The Unit Pricing Law requires 90 percent compliance, which may be based on either of the following, at the option of the sales agency: (1) Dollar volume of items required to be unit priced; (2) Number of items which the store carried which are required to be un…

.01 Scope. This chapter governs cease and desist order proceedings held under the authority of Commercial Law Article, §13-403, Annotated Code of Maryland.

.02 Definitions. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated. B. Terms Defined. (1) Agency. (a) “Agency” means the Consumer Protection Division in its role as an administrative agency authorized to adjudicate contested cases under Commercial Law Article, §…

.03 Petition for Hearing. A. Filing a Petition. (1) Any person may file a petition with the Agency. (2) The petition shall: (a) Be accompanied by a statement of charges; and (b) Show cause why a hearing on the matters raised should be granted. B. Review by the Agency. The Agency …

.04 Delegation of Authority. A. To Whom Delegated. The Chief of the Consumer Protection Division shall: (1) Conduct the hearing; or (2) Delegate the hearing authority to: (a) The Office; or (b) With the prior approval of the Chief Administrative Law Judge, a person not employed b…

.05 Responsibility of Party Proponent. The party designated as the party proponent has the burden of proving the allegations by a preponderance of the evidence.

.06 Notice. A. Type of Notice. (1) The Agency shall issue notice in compliance with State Government Article, §§10-207 and 10-208, Annotated Code of Maryland. (2) If a hearing date is required and has not been set, notice under State Government Article, §10-208(b)(1), Annotated C…

.07 Response. A. A respondent shall file a written response to the statement of charges. B. Time for Filing. (1) Unless the Agency has issued a cease and desist order under Commercial Law Article, §13-403(d) or 14-12B-08(a), Annotated Code of Maryland, without first conducting a …