§ 7-259. Issuance of notice or order

   (a) In general. -- After or concurrently with service of a complaint under this subtitle, the Department may:

   (1) Issue an order that requires the person to whom it is directed to take corrective action within a time set in the order;

   (2) Send a written notice that requires the person to whom it is directed to file a written report about the alleged violation; or

   (3) Send a written notice that requires the person to whom the notice is directed:

      (i) To appear at a hearing before the Department at a time and place the Department sets to answer the allegations of the complaint; or

      (ii) To file a written report and also appear at a hearing before the Department at a time and place the Department sets to answer the charges in the complaint.

(b) Effective date of order. -- Any order issued under this section is effective immediately, according to its terms, when it is served.

HISTORY: 1982, ch. 240, § 2.