§ 6-420
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§6–420.
(a)The Department shall 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 order, permit, or certificate issued by the Department under this subtitle.
(b)A complaint issued under this section shall:
(1)Specify the provision that allegedly has been violated; and
(2)State the alleged facts that constitute the violation.
(c)After or concurrently with service of a complaint under this subtitle, the Department may:
(1)Issue an order that requires the person to whom it is directed to take corrective action within a time set in the order;
(2)Send a written notice that requires the person to whom it 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 held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act before the Department at a time and place the Department sets to answer the allegations of a complaint; or
(ii)To file a written report and also appear at a hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act before the Department at a time and place the Department sets to answer the charges in the complaint.
(d)Any order issued under this section is effective immediately, according to its terms, when it is served.