(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2)    “License” means all or any part of permission that:

(i)    is required by law to be obtained from a unit;

(ii)    is not required only for revenue purposes; and

(iii)    is in any form, including:

1.    an approval;

2.    a certificate;

3.    a charter;

4.    a permit; or

5.    a registration.

(3)    “Unit” means an officer or unit that is authorized by law to:

(i)    adopt regulations subject to Subtitle 1 of this title; or

(ii)    adjudicate contested cases under this subtitle.

(b)    If, at least 2 calendar weeks before a license expires, the licensee makes sufficient application for renewal of the license, the license does not expire until:

(1)    the unit takes final action on the application; and

(2)    either:

(i)    the time for seeking judicial review of the action expires; or

(ii)    any judicial stay of the unit’s final action expires.

(c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a unit may not revoke or suspend a license unless the unit first gives the licensee:

(i)    written notice of the facts that warrant suspension or revocation; and

(ii)    an opportunity to be heard.

(2)    A unit may order summarily the suspension of a license if the unit:

(i)    finds that the public health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action; and

(ii)    promptly gives the licensee:

1.    written notice of the suspension, the finding, and the reasons that support the finding; and

2.    an opportunity to be heard.