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§ 8-313. Home improvement hearing board

MD Bus Reg Code § 8-313 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    With the approval of the Secretary, the Commission may appoint a home improvement hearing board.

(b)    (1)    A hearing board shall consist of at least 3 members of the Commission.

(2)    Of the members of the hearing board:

(i)    at least 1 shall have experience in some phase of the business of home improvement; and

(ii)    at least 1 shall be a consumer member of the Commission.

(c)    The Commission shall appoint a chairman from among the members of the hearing board.

(d)    The Commission may refer to a hearing board a charge, claim, complaint, or license application made by the Commission or by any person under this subtitle.

(e)    Each procedure applicable to a hearing before the Commission is applicable to a hearing before the hearing board.

(f)    (1)    A decision of the hearing board shall be:

(i)    by a majority vote of the entire membership of the hearing board;

(ii)    in writing; and

(iii)    submitted to the Commission.

(2)    Unless, within 15 days after the hearing board submits its decision to the Commission, the Commission or a member of the Commission finds that a full hearing by the Commission is required:

(i)    the decision of the hearing board is final;

(ii)    the decision is a final decision of the Commission; and

(iii)    a party who is aggrieved by the decision may take an appeal as provided in § 8-314 of this subtitle.

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