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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="12-208" title_number="12" title_name="Plumbers" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board of Plumbing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board may conduct investigations into and, subject to the State budget, may employ an investigative staff to investigate any complaint that alleges facts that constitute:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a ground for disciplinary action under § 12-312 of this title; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a violation of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On receipt of the results of an investigation made under this section, the Board promptly shall take the action that is appropriate under this title to ensure compliance with this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a complaint is made to the Board from a county, municipal corporation, or unit of the State government, the Board reasonably and promptly shall give the county, municipal corporation, or unit notice of the action taken.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the Board concludes that conduct alleged to be a violation of this title may result in irreparable harm to any person, the Board may sue to enforce any provision of this title by ex parte, interlocutory, or final injunction.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In seeking an injunction under this subsection, the Board need not:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>post bond, if the injunction is sought against a person who does not hold a license issued under this title; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Board shall bring suit under this subsection in the circuit court for the county where:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the violation allegedly is occurring;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the principal place of business of the alleged violator is located; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the alleged violator resides.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
