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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="17-510" title_number="17" title_name="Professional Counselors and Therapists" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="General Provisions; Disciplinary Actions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If after a hearing under § 17–511 of this subtitle the Board finds that there are grounds under § 17–509 of this subtitle to place any licensee or certificate holder on probation, reprimand any licensee or certificate holder, or suspend or revoke a license or certificate, the Board may impose a penalty not exceeding $5,000:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Instead of placing the licensee or certificate holder on probation, reprimanding the licensee or certificate holder, or suspending or revoking the license or certificate; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In addition to placing the licensee or certificate holder on probation, reprimanding the licensee or certificate holder, or suspending or revoking the license or certificate.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to set standards for the imposition of penalties under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board shall pay any money collected under this section into the General Fund of the State.</text>
  </level>
</section>
