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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="7-802" title_number="7" title_name="Maryland Insurance Acquisitions Disclosure and Control Act" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Enforcement">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person that willfully violates this title or any regulation adopted under this title is subject to a penalty of up to $10,000 for the first day of violation and up to $1,000 for each additional day that the violation continues.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In determining the amount of any financial penalty to be imposed under this section, the Commissioner shall consider the following factors:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the seriousness of the violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the good faith of the violator;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the violator’s history of previous violations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the deleterious effect of the violation on the public and the insurance industry; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the assets of the violator.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Before imposing a penalty under this subsection, the Commissioner:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall give the person that allegedly committed the violation notice and an opportunity for hearing; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>must find that the person willfully committed the violation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
