{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-5-308","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 5–308","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) A complainant may be represented during the complaint process by any person the complainant chooses.\n(2) Either party may be represented at a hearing by counsel.\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=5-308","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:07Z","sha256":"6ab0f7d88b5222e12196bb291ed6d7e2f6b36511069e4c8ea128f2595109a396","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-5-307","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-5-309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}