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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="7-309" title_number="7" title_name="Collection Agencies" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as otherwise provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any final action under § 7-308 of this subtitle, or under § 7-205 of this title, it shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A hearing shall be held at a time and place reasonably convenient to the parties.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board may administer oaths in connection with a proceeding under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Board may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness to testify at a hearing under this section, but not for investigative purposes.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>If, after due notice, the person against whom the action is contemplated does not appear, nevertheless the Board may hear and determine the matter.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Board may enforce a lawful order issued under this title by filing an action to enforce the order in the circuit court for the county:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>where the licensee which is the subject of the order has its principal place of business; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>if the licensee has no principal place of business in the State, where the consumer aggrieved by the violation resides.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
