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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="2-602" title_number="2" title_name="Accountants" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties">
  <text>Except for a licensed certified public accountant or an individual practicing under a practice privilege under § 2–321 of this title who operates a business as a sole practitioner, a person may not operate a business through which certified public accountancy is practiced, unless:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>the business is a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>except as otherwise provided under § 2–401 of this title, the partnership, limited liability company, or corporation holds a permit issued by the Board.</text>
  </level>
</section>
