{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-5-210","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 5–210","heading":"","body":"(a) A complainant may be represented during the complaint process by any person the complainant chooses.\n(b) (1) If a complainant fails to appeal a decision in accordance with this subtitle, the complainant is considered to have accepted the decision.\n(2) A failure to decide a complaint in accordance with this subtitle is considered a denial from which an appeal may be made.\n(c) Each party shall make every effort to resolve a complaint at the lowest level possible.","path":["Article - State Personnel and Pensions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsp\u0026section=5-210","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:07Z","sha256":"2646eb77be1aea74e2473bc22b2b61743a318548d9adca2d1a7e144da0366274","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-5-209","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-5-211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}