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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 09.08.06.02" title_num="09" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="06" heading="Violation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Failure to include the name or license number in an advertisement:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $100; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $300.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Publishing a false, misleading, or deceptive advertisement:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $300; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Failure to display the license number on vehicle:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $100; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $300.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Perform or sell a home improvement with or through an unlicensed person:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $1,500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $5,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Failure of a salesperson to account for, or remit, a payment received:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $1,000; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $3,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Failure of a contractor to notify Commission of the hiring or termination of a salesperson:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Failure of a contractor to notify the Commission within 10 days of a change of ownership, management, address, or trade name:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Violation of a building law of the State or a political subdivision, a safety or labor law of the State, the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act, or the lead paint accreditation requirement under Environment Article, §6-1002, Annotated Code of Maryland:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Acting as a contractor or selling a home improvement under a name other than that under which the person is licensed:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>Failure to have a written and legible contract:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>Failure to have on a contract, the name, address, telephone number, and license number of the contractor:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="L.">
    <text>Failure to have on a contract a clear description of each document that it incorporates:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="M.">
    <text>Failure to have a contract signed by each party:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="N.">
    <text>Failure to have on a contract the approximate start and completion dates:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="O.">
    <text>Failure to have on a contract notice about the Commission and telephone number of the Commission:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="P.">
    <text>Failure to have on a contract a written notice as required whenever payment is secured by an interest in real estate:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="Q.">
    <text>Failure to have the notice required under Business Regulation Article, §8-501(c)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland, initialed by owner:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $1,000; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $2,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="R.">
    <text>Failure to provide a copy of a contract to an owner:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="S.">
    <text>Failure to have on a contract including a mandatory arbitration clause the notice required under COMAR 09.08.01.25A:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="T.">
    <text>Failure to obtain owner’s initials on a mandatory arbitration clause in a contract:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $1,000; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $2,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="U.">
    <text>Demand or receive any payment before contract is signed:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="V.">
    <text>Receipt of more than 1/3 deposit at the time of contract signing:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="W.">
    <text>Failure to comply with an order or requirement of Commission:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="X.">
    <text>Offering to act as a contractor without a license from the Commission:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $1,000; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $3,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="Y.">
    <text>Acting as a contractor without a license from the Commission:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $1,500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $5,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="Z.">
    <text>. Reserved.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="AA.">
    <text>Offering to sell a home improvement without a license from the Commission:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $500; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $1,500.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="BB.">
    <text>Selling a home improvement without a license from the Commission:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $1,000; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $3,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="CC.">
    <text>Accepting a completion certificate with knowledge that the document is false:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation — $2,000; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation — $5,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="DD.">
    <text>Failure to maintain a surety bond that a licensee is required to hold to satisfy financial solvency requirements under Business Regulation Article, §8-305, Annotated Code of Maryland:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>First violation—$2,000; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Second or subsequent violation—$5,000.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>