Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 20-1024
Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 20-1024
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
(b) (1) A conciliation agreement is subject to approval by the Commission.
(2) (i) A conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration of the dispute arising from the complaint.
(ii) Any arbitration that results from a conciliation agreement may award appropriate relief, including monetary relief.
(3) Each conciliation agreement shall be made public unless the complainant and respondent otherwise agree and the Commission determines that the disclosure is not required to further the purposes of this part and Subtitle 7 of this title.
(c) If the Commission has probable cause to believe that a respondent has breached a conciliation agreement, the Commission may bring a civil action to enforce the conciliation agreement in the same manner as provided in § 20-1011 of this subtitle for the enforcement of an order of the Commission.
(d) Except in a proceeding to enforce a conciliation agreement, statements and acts in the course of conciliation under this section may not be made public or used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding under this part without the written consent of the persons concerned.