CCW appeal process - how does it work

fabsroman said:

Alright, how does this process work right now? If I apply for a CCW and I am denied by MSP, I understand that I appeal to the HPRB, which holds its hearings in Baltimore County (correct me if I am wrong). If HPRB rules against me on my appeal, then where is my OAH hearing held? If I lose at the OAH hearing, which county's Circuit Court would I file my appeal in?

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Straightshooter said:

OAH is in Cockeysville, Baltimore county, (Hunt Valley). If you appeal to the Circiut Court, you would file in the county that you live in

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HPRB is held in AA County

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fabsroman said:

Alright, how does this process work right now? If I apply for a CCW and I am denied by MSP, I understand that I appeal to the HPRB, which holds its hearings in Baltimore County (correct me if I am wrong). If HPRB rules against me on my appeal, then where is my OAH hearing held? If I lose at the OAH hearing, which county's Circuit Court would I file my appeal in?

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fabsroman said:

What if you win at the OAH level and MSP appeals? Which Circuit Court would MSP have to file its appeal in?

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Straightshooter said:

If MSP appeals the OAH decision, they would file in Baltimore county

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fabsroman said:

Wish there was something in the law that required both the applicant for the CCW and MSP to file in the Circuit Court that the applicant resides in. Only fair that a Circuit Court judge in the county the applicant resides in determine whether the applicant have G&S for a CCW.



Essentially, something that would establish venue at the Circuit Court level as the applicant's county of residence. People that apply for a CCW should not be subjected to the whims of PG, MoCo, Baltimore County, and Baltimore City (i.e., the Maryland General Assembly), but they are. Wish that if a OAH hearing were appealed, the applicant would get the benefit of his/her own Circuit Court to render a decision on G&S no matter whether it is the applicant or MSP appealing the OAH decision.

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Straightshooter said:

Holding the trial in your county doesn't guarantee you will get a hometown judge. When there's a shortage of judges in a county due to sickness, vacations or whatever, a traveling judge is brought in to fill the vacancy. I was involved in a trial in Balt Co where the judge was from Harford Co.

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