Section 4-602 - Judicial review. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-602. Judicial review.
 

(a)  Review allowed.- An employee, county, or municipal corporation aggrieved by a final decision may obtain judicial review of that decision through an appeal filed in a circuit court of appropriate venue. 

(b)  Procedure.- An appeal under subsection (a) of this section shall be taken in accordance with Maryland Rules 7-201 through 7-210. 

(c)  Appeal.- Any party that is aggrieved by a final judgment of a circuit court under this subtitle may appeal to the Court of Special Appeals in the manner provided by law. 

(d)  Authority of court.- In an appeal under subsection (a) of this section, the circuit court may: 

(1) remand the case for further proceedings; 

(2) affirm the final decision; or 

(3) reverse or modify the decision if any substantial right of the petitioner may have been prejudiced because a finding, conclusion, or decision: 

(i) is unconstitutional; 

(ii) exceeds the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the final decision maker; 

(iii) results from an unlawful practice; 

(iv) is affected by any other error of law; 

(v) is unsupported by competent, material, and substantial evidence in light of the entire record as submitted; or 

(vi) is arbitrary and capricious. 
 

[1995, ch. 165; 1996, ch. 10, § 1; 1998, ch. 21, § 1.]