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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="19-607" title_number="19" title_name="Security Guard Agencies and Security Guard Certification" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The fines assessed under §§ 19-313 and 19-408 of this title may not exceed $5,000 per violation, or a maximum aggregate of $10,000 for a 2-year license term, and shall be paid to the Secretary within 10 days after final adjudication of any hearing or upon the waiver of any hearing.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 19-313 and 19-408 of this title, the Secretary may fine either the licensed agency or the individual working on behalf of the licensed agency, but not both, for the same violation.</text>
  </level>
</section>
