{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-6-420","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 6–420","heading":"","body":"(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:\n(1) This subtitle;\n(2) Any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle; or\n(3) Any order, permit, or certificate issued by the Department under this subtitle.\n(b) A complaint issued under this section shall:\n(1) Specify the provision that allegedly has been violated; and\n(2) State the alleged facts that constitute the violation.\n(c) After or concurrently with service of a complaint under this subtitle, the Department may:\n(1) Issue an order that requires the person to whom it is directed to take corrective action within a time set in the order;\n(2) Send a written notice that requires the person to whom it is directed to file a written report about the alleged violation; or\n(3) Send a written notice that requires the person to whom the notice is directed:\n(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\n(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.\n(d) Any order issued under this section is effective immediately, according to its terms, when it is served.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=6-420","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"cf116591e97be82f074c77bb6bbbb5af08f85bd79ad6d50540a746f2847939db","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-6-419","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-6-421"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}