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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="5-314" title_number="5" title_name="Cosmetologists" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 5-315 of this subtitle, the Board may deny a license to any applicant, reprimand any licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>is incompetent;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>engages in dishonest, unethical, immoral, or unprofessional conduct;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>is addicted to alcohol or drugs to the extent of being unfit to practice cosmetology;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>advertises by means of knowingly false or deceptive statements;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>under the laws of the United States or of any state, is convicted of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>a felony; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a misdemeanor that is directly related to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to practice cosmetology;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>violates any provision of this title or any regulation adopted by the Board under this title; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>fails to pay a civil penalty imposed by the Board under § 5-610 of this title.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Instead of or in addition to reprimanding a licensee or suspending or revoking a license under this subsection, the Board may impose a penalty not exceeding $300 for all violations cited on a single day.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>To determine the amount of the penalty imposed under this subsection, the Board shall consider:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the seriousness of the violation;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the good faith of the violator;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>the violator’s history of previous violations;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>the deleterious effect of the violation on the complainant, the public, and the cosmetology industry; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>any other factors relevant to the determination of the financial penalty.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this subsection into the General Fund of the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall consider the following facts in the granting, denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of a license or the reprimand of a licensee when an applicant or licensee is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor described in subsection (a)(1)(vii) of this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the nature of the crime;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the relationship of the crime to the activities authorized by the license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>with respect to a felony, the relevance of the conviction to the fitness and qualification of the applicant or licensee to practice cosmetology;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the length of time since the conviction; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the behavior and activities of the applicant or licensee before and after the conviction.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall commence proceedings under this section on a complaint to the Board by a member of the Board or any person.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A complaint shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>be in writing;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>include the name and necessary contact information of the individual filing the complaint, as determined by the Board;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>state specifically the facts on which the complaint is based;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>be submitted to the Executive Director of the Board; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>be served on the person to whom it is directed:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>personally; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, to the person’s last known address as shown on the Board’s records.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If service is made by certified mail, the person who mails the document shall file with the Board verified proof of mailing.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, if the Board finds that a complaint alleges facts that are adequate grounds for action under this section, the Board shall act on the complaint as provided under § 5-315 of this subtitle to deny, suspend, or revoke a license, reprimand a licensee, or assess a penalty.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the Board does not make the finding, the Board shall dismiss the complaint.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the Board makes the finding under subsection (d)(1) of this section for a violation that relates to the sanitary practice of cosmetology, the Board shall provide the licensee an opportunity to correct the alleged violation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the licensee fails to correct each alleged violation within 10 days of written notification of the violation by the Board, the Board shall act on the complaint as provided under § 5-315 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the licensee corrects each alleged violation within 10 days of notice, the Board shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>dismiss the complaint; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>provide the licensee written notification of the dismissal.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
