Common use of Authority of the Department Clause in Contracts

Authority of the Department. Except as expressly prohibited by Maryland law, any of the State’s rights, powers or duties under this Contract may be exercised or enforced by any officials or employees of the Department who are authorized to do so by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Where this Contract provides for the exercise or enforcement of rights, powers or duties by a specific official or employee of the Department, the Department may unilaterally, and within its sole discretion, change the designated official or employee upon written notice to the Contractor. To the extent that the Department utilizes internal review or approval processes in making determinations under this Contract, the Contractor has no right to or in connection with those processes.