Maryland Code, Public Safety § 6-206

(a)(1)(i) To protect life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion, the Commission shall adopt comprehensive regulations as a State Fire Prevention Code.

(ii) The State Fire Prevention Code shall comply with standard safe practice as embodied in widely recognized standards of good practice for fire prevention and fire protection.

(iii) The State Fire Prevention Code has the force and effect of law in the political subdivisions of the State.

(2)(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the regulations adopted under this subsection do not apply to existing installations, plants, or equipment.

(ii) If the Commission determines that an installation, plant, or equipment is a hazard so inimicable to the public safety as to require correction, the regulations adopted under this subsection apply to the installation, plant, or equipment.

(i) reviewing building plans to ensure compliance with the State Fire Prevention Code; and

(ii) conducting inspections in accordance with Subtitle 3 of this title.

(2)(i) The Commission shall publish notice of the hearing at least 15 days before the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the State.

(ii) At the same time, the Commission shall send a copy of the notice to each person who has filed a request for notification with the Commission.

(iii) The notice shall contain the time, place, and subject of the hearing and the place and times to examine the proposed regulation.

(i) not inconsistent with the State Fire Prevention Code; and

(ii) not contrary to recognized standards and good engineering practices.

(i) which law or regulation governs; and

(ii) whether State and local officials have complied with the State Fire Prevention Code.