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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="12-707" title_number="12" title_name="Pharmacists and Pharmacies" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person who violates any provision of the following subtitles or sections of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>§ 12–311 (“Display of licenses”);</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subtitle 4 (“Pharmacy permits”);</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>§ 12–502(b) (“Pharmaceutical information”);</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>§ 12–505 (“Labeling requirements for prescription medicines”); and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>§ 12–604 (“General power to inspect drugs, devices, and other products”).</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who violates any provision of the following sections of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>§ 12–701 (“Practicing pharmacy without license”);</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>§ 12–702 (“License obtained by false representation”);</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>§ 12–703 (“Operating a pharmacy without permit”);</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>§ 12–704 (“Misrepresentations”);</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>§ 12–6B–12 (“Working as an unregistered pharmacy technician”); and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>§ 12–6D–15 (“Practicing as an unregistered pharmacy intern”).</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each day that a violation of any section of Subtitle 4 of this title continues constitutes a separate offense.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Within 10 days after a court renders the conviction, the court shall report to the Board each conviction of a pharmacist or registered pharmacy technician for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any crime regarding the pharmacy or drug laws that involves professional misconduct; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any crime that involves the State law regarding controlled dangerous substances or the federal narcotic laws.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any person who violates § 12–701 (“Practicing pharmacy without a license”), § 12–703 (“Operating a pharmacy without a permit”), § 12–6B–12 (“Working as an unregistered pharmacy technician”), or § 12–6D–15 (“Practicing as an unregistered pharmacy intern”) of this title is subject to a civil fine of not more than $50,000 to be assessed by the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this subsection into the State Board of Pharmacy Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
