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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.43.09.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="43" chapter_num="09" 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 chiropractor 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 chiropractor.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>