{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-16-304","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 16–304","heading":"","body":"(a) The Board shall notify a person that the person is debarred under § 16-202(a) of this title, and shall give reasonable opportunity for that person to be heard on whether the stated basis for debarment exists.\n(b) (1) The Attorney General may institute proceedings to debar a person under § 16-202(b) or § 16-203 of this title by filing an administrative complaint with the Board.\n(2) The Board shall notify the person that debarment proceedings have been initiated and that the person has a right to a hearing.\n(c) Before being debarred, a person subject to debarment under § 16-202(b) or § 16-203 of this title is entitled to a hearing before the Board. The Board shall conduct the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.\n(d) When a unit contracting for a public body is notified that a person who has applied for a contract is subject to debarment under this title, the unit shall notify the person in writing that:\n(1) the application may be disqualified; and\n(2) the person has a right to a hearing before the Board.\n(e) Unless a person notified by the Board pursuant to this section submits a request to the Board for a hearing within 30 days after receiving such notice, the person:\n(1) waives the right to a hearing; and\n(2) is debarred.","path":["Article - State Finance and Procurement"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsf\u0026section=16-304","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:48Z","sha256":"7df6018e13f318bc31b6e70c6fcae9f9b58d1b19959527c52f5fef8318ffff43","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-16-303","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-16-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}