The person to whom the order is directed shall comply immediately and may apply to the board for a hearing on the order if the application is made within 5 10 working days after receipt of the order by a responsible party. The board shall hold the hearing, make findings of fact and vote on a decision that continues, revokes or modifies the order within 5 15 working days after receipt of the application. That decision must be in writing and signed by the board chair using any means for signature authorized in the department's rules and published within 2 working days after the hearing and vote. The nature of the hearing before the board is an appeal. At the hearing, all witnesses must be sworn and the commissioner shall first establish the basis for the order and for naming the person to whom the order is directed. The burden of going forward then shifts to the person appealing to demonstrate, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that the order should be modified or rescinded. Within 7 days after the hearing, the board shall make findings of fact and shall continue, revoke or modify the order. The decision of the board may be appealed to the Superior Court in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter VII 7.

Sec. 26. 38 MRSA §1304, sub-§12, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 746, §29, is amended to read:

C. Service of a copy of the commissioner's findings and an order shall must be made by the sheriff or deputy sheriff or by hand delivery by an authorized representative of the department or by certified mailing, return receipt requested, in accordance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure.

Sec. 27. 38 MRSA §1304, sub-§12, ¶D, as amended by PL 1987, c. 192, §26, is further amended to read:

D. The person to whom the order is directed shall comply immediately or within a specified time period. That person may apply to the board within 10 working days after receipt of the order for a hearing on the order. Within 15 working days after receipt of the application, the board shall hold a hearing, make findings of fact and continue, revoke or modify vote on a decision that continues, revokes or modifies the order. That decision must be in writing and signed by the board chair using any means for signature authorized in the department's rules and published within 2