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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="21-404" title_number="21" title_name="Individual Tax Preparers" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A violation of this title is an unfair or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article and is subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions contained in Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In addition to the remedies provided in Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article, an individual who is aggrieved by a violation of this title may bring an action against a person who violates this title to recover:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>$500 for each violation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>actual damages sustained as a result of the violation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
