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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="12.5-506" title_number="12.5" title_name="Locksmiths" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to the notice and hearing provisions of Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article, the Secretary may bring a civil administrative action against a person that violates § 12.5–505(a) of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>After a hearing, if the Secretary finds that a person has violated § 12.5–505(a) of this subtitle, the Secretary may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>order the person to cease and desist from unlawful practice; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>impose a civil penalty not exceeding $100 for each day of unlawful practice.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Any person aggrieved by a decision and order of the Secretary under this section may take an appeal as allowed in Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
