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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="5-509" title_number="5" title_name="Cosmetologists" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Beauty Salons and Cosmetology Schools">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Board may adopt regulations to ensure that each cosmetology school approved by the State Board of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission is operated in a sanitary manner.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall provide for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the reporting of violations of the regulations to the Department of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the imposition of a fine not to exceed $300 for a violation of the regulations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In determining the amount of financial penalty to be imposed under this section, the Board shall consider the following:</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 barber industry; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>any other factors relevant to the determination of the financial penalty.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall commence proceedings to assess a penalty 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="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in subsection (f) 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 § 5–523 of this subtitle to 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="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the Board makes the finding under subsection (e)(1) of this section for a violation that relates to the sanitary condition of a cosmetology school or the sanitary practice of cosmetology, the Board shall provide the owner of the school an opportunity to correct the alleged violation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the owner 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 § 5–523 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the owner 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 owner written notification of the dismissal.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
