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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="13-409" title_number="13" title_name="Private Detectives" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Certification of Private Detectives">
  <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 13-411 of this subtitle, the Secretary may deny certification as a private detective to any applicant, reprimand or fine any individual certified as a private detective, or suspend or revoke the certification of an individual:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>for any applicable ground under § 13-313 of this title;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>if the applicant or individual fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain certification as a private detective for the applicant or individual or for another; or</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>if the applicant or individual fails to maintain the standards set by the Secretary for certification as a private detective.</text>
  </level>
</section>
