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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".75" citation="COMAR 10.07.02.75" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="02" heading="Criminal Penalties.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A person maintaining or operating a nursing home without a license is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, is liable for a fine of not more than $1,000 for the first offense and not more than $10,000 for each subsequent conviction in accordance with Health-General Article, §19-358, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Each day that the nursing home continues to operate without a license after the first conviction is a subsequent offense and may subject the operator to further criminal prosecution.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A person maintaining and operating a nursing home that is in violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 under the authority of Health-General Article, §19-359, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Each day that the nursing home operates after the first conviction, without correction of the cited violation, is considered a subsequent offense and may subject the operator to further prosecution.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>