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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-4602" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="46" subtitle_name="Self-Administered Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section does not apply to a self–administered sexual assault evidence collection kit that is issued by the Maryland Department of Health.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute a self–administered sexual assault evidence collection kit.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A violation of this section is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>An unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of Title 13 of this article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions contained in Title 13 of this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>In addition to any penalty imposed under Title 13 of this article, a person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The civil penalty under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is recoverable by the State in a civil action or an administrative cease and desist action under § 13–403(a) and (b) of this article or after an administrative hearing has been held under § 13–403(d)(3) and (4) of this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Only the Attorney General may enforce this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>All fines, penalties, and damages collected for violations of this section shall be deposited into the Forensic Nurse Examiner Training Grant Program Fund established under § 14–4604 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
