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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="12-924" title_number="12" title_name="Miscellaneous Institutions and Activities" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Maryland Debt Management Services Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commissioner may conduct an examination of a licensee with or without prior notice.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The licensee shall pay all reasonably incurred costs directly related to an examination conducted under this section, including the travel expenses, lodging expenses, and a per diem for examiners.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Any examination may be conducted in conjunction with an examination performed by a representative of a responsible supervisory agency of another state.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commissioner, in lieu of an examination, may accept the examination report of a responsible supervisory agency of another state.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A report accepted under paragraph (1) of this subsection is considered for all purposes as an official report of the Commissioner.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Commissioner may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Examine all books, accounts, and records that the Commissioner determines are necessary to conduct a complete examination, including the books, accounts, and records in the possession of a subsidiary, affiliate, or other person that relate to the operation of and services provided by the licensee’s debt management services business; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Examine under oath any owner, officer, director, principal, and employee of the licensee or any other individual who may provide information on behalf of the licensee.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
