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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.29.10.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="29" chapter_num="10" heading="Factors to be Considered in the Assessment of a Penalty.">
  <text>In those cases in which the Board determines that the imposition of a penalty is appropriate, the Board shall take into consideration the following factors, without limitations, in determining the amount of penalty:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The extent to which the licensee derived any financial benefit from unprofessional or improper conduct;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The willfulness of the unprofessional or improper conduct;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The extent of actual or potential public harm caused by the unprofessional or improper conduct; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The cost of investigating and prosecuting the case against the licensee.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>