Section 3-212 - Suspensions and revocations of certification; hearings; judicial review. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-212. Suspensions and revocations of certification; hearings; judicial review.
 

(a)  Grounds for suspensions and revocations.- Subject to the hearing provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the Commission may suspend or revoke the certification of a police officer if the police officer: 

(1) violates or fails to meet the Commission's standards; or 

(2) knowingly fails to report suspected child abuse in violation of § 5-704 of the Family Law Article. 

(b)  Hearings.-  

(1) Except as otherwise provided in Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article, before the Commission takes any final action under subsection (a) of this section, the Commission shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Commission. 

(2) The Commission shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article. 

(c)  Judicial review.- A police officer aggrieved by the findings and order of the Commission may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 4-201(d)(7), (g); 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]