§ 4-109
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§4–109.
(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.
(c)Any order issued under this section is effective immediately, according to its terms, when it is served.