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James Kane, Jr. and Realty Development Group, Inc. v. The Board of Appeals of Prince George 's County , Sitting as the B oard of A dministrativ e Appea ls No. 29, September Term, 2005 Headnote: Section 11-16 2 of the P rince Geo rge's Cou nty Code pro vides that no tice shall be served upon the "owner, operator, occupant, agent or other p erson responsible" for a violation of the statute. Pursuant to this section, the County, throu gh the Fire D epartmen t, may cite the (1) ow ner, (2) oper ator, (3) occu pant, (4) age nt, or (5) "other pers on respon sible for the violation." The statute does n ot require tha t the owne r, operator, oc cupant, or a gent, be responsible fo r the violation . Citation of th e owne r or agent do es not viola te those individuals' rights to due process or equal protection under the law.

Circuit Co urt for Prince George 's County Case # CAL00-18995

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 29 September Term, 2005

James Kane, Jr. and Realty Development Group, Inc. v. The Board o f Appeals of P rince George's County, Sitting as the Board of Admin istrative App eals

Bell, C. J. Raker Wilner Cathell Harrell Battaglia Greene, JJ.

Opinion by Cathell, J.

Filed: December 12, 2005

This case concerns the interpretation and applic ation of the Prince G eorge's C ounty Code, Title 17, Su btitle 11 Fire S afety ("County Code"). 1 At issue are citations issued by the fire departme nt to a landlo rd and its m anagem ent agent, pursuant to

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