# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 41 — Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists

### Chapter 09 — Civil Penalties

#### Regulation .04 Factors To Be Considered in Assessment of Penalties.

*COMAR 10.41.09.04*

In determining whether to impose a penalty and the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider the following factors:

A. The cost of investigating and prosecuting the case against the individual;

B. The extent of actual or potential public harm caused by the violation;

C. The extent to which the individual derived any financial benefit from the violation;

D. The history of any previous violation;

E. The willfulness of the improper conduct; and

F. Any mitigating factors as presented by the licensee.