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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-2433" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="24" subtitle_name="Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person who receives sign language interpretation services or is a witness to sign language interpretation services from an unlicensed individual in violation of this part may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking an injunction to prohibit the individual from providing sign language interpretation services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In a judicial proceeding under subsection (a) of this section, it is not necessary to show that the person was individually injured by the violation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the court finds that an individual has violated this subtitle, the court shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>enjoin the individual from providing sign language interpretation services until the violation is corrected; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>report the finding to the Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An individual who is found by the court to have violated this part is jointly and severally liable to the individual who brought the action for an amount not exceeding $1,000 per incident and all attorney’s fees and court costs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
