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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="7-509" title_number="7" title_name="Morticians and Funeral Directors" subtitle_number="5">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section and the hearing provisions of § 7–319 of this title, and in addition to any other sanction authorized for a violation of § 7–501 or § 7–502 of this subtitle, the Board may issue a public cease and desist order, impose a civil fine of not more than $5,000 per offense, or both.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>For the purposes of this section, each violation is a separate offense if the violation occurs:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>At a different time, date, or location; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On the same date and location at a different time.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board may not issue a public cease and desist order to a funeral establishment that was previously licensed by the Board.</text>
  </level>
</section>
