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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="8-106" title_number="8" title_name="Fire and Rescue Funds" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, a county may withhold money allocated for the next fiscal year from a fire, rescue, or ambulance company that does not comply with the provisions of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The failure of a fire, rescue, or ambulance company to comply with this subtitle may result in the forfeiture of the allocated money, in whole or in part.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Money forfeited by a fire, rescue, or ambulance company under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be reallocated by the county to compliant fire, rescue, and ambulance companies.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Secretary may withhold money allocated for the next fiscal year under this subtitle from a county if the county does not comply with this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, failure of a county to comply with this subtitle may result in the forfeiture of the allocated money, in whole or in part.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Money withheld under this section reverts to the Fund.</text>
  </level>
</section>
