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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="17-6A-20" title_number="17" title_name="Professional Counselors and Therapists" subtitle_number="6A" subtitle_name="Behavior Analysts">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If, after a hearing under  § 17–6A–21 of this subtitle, the Board finds that there are grounds under  § 17–6A–19 of this subtitle to suspend or revoke a license or to reprimand a licensee, the Board may impose a monetary penalty not exceeding $10,000:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Instead of suspending the license; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In addition to suspending or revoking the license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to set standards for the imposition of monetary penalties under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this section into the General Fund of the State.</text>
  </level>
</section>
