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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 36.03.04.07" title_num="36" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="04" heading="Commission Action.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>General. The Director may initiate Commission proceedings for imposition of a penalty or sanction against a licensee if a licensee:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Violates a provision of Regulation .03 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Fails to timely or satisfactorily complete a corrective action plan required by the Commission;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Violates a term of a settlement agreement; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Engages in any conduct that exposes the State’s gaming program to a serious and imminent risk of harm to its integrity, security, or profitability.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Initiation of Commission Proceedings. The Director shall initiate Commission proceedings for the imposition of a penalty or sanction on a licensee by scheduling a Commission hearing in accordance with COMAR 36.01.02.06 on the alleged violation and providing the licensee with written notice of the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Recommendation for imposition of the penalty or sanction;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Basis for the recommendation for imposition of the penalty or sanction;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Consequences of a decision by the Commission to impose a penalty or sanction;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Date, time and location of the hearing; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Applicable hearing rights.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>