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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="19-311.1" title_number="19" title_name="Social Workers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If after a hearing under § 19–312 of this subtitle the Board finds that there are grounds under § 19–311 of this subtitle to reprimand a licensee, place a licensee on probation, or suspend or revoke a license, the Board may impose a fine on the licensee in an amount not exceeding $10,000:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Instead of reprimanding the licensee, placing the licensee on probation, or suspending or revoking the social worker’s license; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In addition to reprimanding the licensee, placing the licensee on probation, or suspending or revoking the social worker’s license.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to set standards for the imposition of fines under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board shall pay any fine collected under this section into the General Fund.</text>
  </level>
</section>
