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Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 20-1006

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
(a) On the making of a finding under § 20-1005(c)(2) of this subtitle that an agreement to remedy and eliminate the discrimination cannot be reached, the entire file, including the complaint and any findings, shall be certified to the general counsel of the Commission.

(b) The Executive Director of the Commission shall cause a written notice to be issued and served in the name of the Commission, together with a copy of the complaint, requiring the respondent to answer the charges of the complaint at a public hearing:

(1) before an administrative law judge at a time and place certified in the notice; or

(2) if the complaint alleges an unlawful employment practice, in a civil action elected under § 20-1007 of this subtitle.