Maryland Code, Environment § 4-109

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The Department may issue a written complaint if the Department has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to whom the complaint is directed has violated:

(1) This subtitle;

(2) Any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle; or

(3) Any sediment control plan approved under this subtitle.

(b) After or concurrently with service of a complaint under this subtitle, the Department may:

(1) Issue an order that requires the person to whom the order is directed to take corrective action within a time set in the order;

(2) Send a written notice that requires the person to whom the notice is directed to file a written report about the alleged violation; or

(3) Send a written notice that requires the person to whom the notice is directed:

(i) To appear at a hearing before the Department at a time and place the Department sets to answer the charges in the complaint; or

(ii) To file a written report and also appear at a hearing before the Department at a time and place the Department sets to answer the charges in the complaint.

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