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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="17-226" title_number="17" title_name="Special Provisions -- State and Local Subdivisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Prevailing Wage Rates -- Public Work Contracts">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>After investigation and entry of an order in accordance with § 17-221 of this subtitle, the Commissioner shall file with the Secretary of State a list of the contractors and any subcontractors who persistently and willfully violate the provisions of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Filing under this subsection shall be notice to a public body and its representatives.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the name of a contractor or any subcontractor appears on the list, that contractor or subcontractor shall be prohibited from entering into a contract for construction of a public work directly or indirectly for 2 years from the day on which the list is filed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A public body may not award a contract for construction of a public work to a person who is prohibited from entering into a contract under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
