Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 7-202
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 7-202, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§7–202.
Official statutory text
(a) The Commissioner shall administer and enforce this title.
(b) To administer or enforce this title, the Commissioner may:
(1) conduct necessary investigations; and
(2) enter, at reasonable times, without delay:
(i) a migratory labor camp;
(ii) a place of employment; or
(iii) housing that a farm labor contractor provides to a migrant agricultural worker.
(c) To administer or enforce this title, the Commissioner may administer oaths and depose witnesses.
(d) (1) To administer or enforce this title, the Commissioner may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness to testify or the production of books, documents, papers, and records.
(2) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this subsection or fails to testify on any matter on which the person lawfully may be interrogated, on a complaint filed by the Commissioner, the circuit court for the county where the person resides or is then present may pass an order directing compliance with the subpoena or compelling testimony.
(b) To administer or enforce this title, the Commissioner may:
(1) conduct necessary investigations; and
(2) enter, at reasonable times, without delay:
(i) a migratory labor camp;
(ii) a place of employment; or
(iii) housing that a farm labor contractor provides to a migrant agricultural worker.
(c) To administer or enforce this title, the Commissioner may administer oaths and depose witnesses.
(d) (1) To administer or enforce this title, the Commissioner may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness to testify or the production of books, documents, papers, and records.
(2) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this subsection or fails to testify on any matter on which the person lawfully may be interrogated, on a complaint filed by the Commissioner, the circuit court for the county where the person resides or is then present may pass an order directing compliance with the subpoena or compelling testimony.
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