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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="1A-404" title_number="1A" title_name="Acupuncturists" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person who violates § 1A–401 or § 1A–402 of this subtitle is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subject to a civil fine not to exceed $50,000 to be assessed by the Board in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who violates § 1A–403 of this subtitle is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>For a first offense, guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>For a subsequent offense, guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 per day or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subject to a civil fine not to exceed $10,000 to be assessed by the Board in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board shall remit any penalty collected under this section into the General Fund of the State.</text>
  </level>
</section>
