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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.40.07.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="40" chapter_num="07" heading="Factors to be Considered in the Assessment of Penalties.">
  <text>The Board shall consider the following factors in determining whether to impose a penalty and the amount of any penalty:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The extent to which the individual derived any financial benefit from the violation;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The willfulness of the improper conduct;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The extent of actual or potential public harm caused by the violation;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The cost of investigating and prosecuting the case against the individual;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The individual’s history of any previous violation; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If the penalty being imposed is for unauthorized practice, the length of time in which the individual engaged in the unauthorized practice.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>