§ 8-313. Home improvement hearing board

   (a) Established. -- With the approval of the Secretary, the Commission may appoint a home improvement hearing board.

(b) Membership. --

   (1) A hearing board shall consist of at least 3 members of the Commission.

   (2) Of the members of the hearing board:

      (i) at least 1 shall have experience in some phase of the business of home improvement; and

      (ii) at least 1 shall be a consumer member of the Commission.

(c) Chairman. -- The Commission shall appoint a chairman from among the members of the hearing board.

(d) Referral of cases. -- The Commission may refer to a hearing board a charge, claim, complaint, or license application made by the Commission or by any person under this subtitle.

(e) Procedures. -- Each procedure applicable to a hearing before the Commission is applicable to a hearing before the hearing board.

(f) Decision of hearing board. --

   (1) A decision of the hearing board shall be:

      (i) by a majority vote of the entire membership of the hearing board;

      (ii) in writing; and

      (iii) submitted to the Commission.

   (2) Unless, within 15 days after the hearing board submits its decision to the Commission, the Commission or a member of the Commission finds that a full hearing by the Commission is required:

      (i) the decision of the hearing board is final;

      (ii) the decision is a final decision of the Commission; and

      (iii) a party who is aggrieved by the decision may take an appeal as provided in § 8-314 of this subtitle.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 56, § 260; 1992, ch. 4, § 2.