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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 36.10.08.06" title_num="36" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="08" heading="Recommended Sanction.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>General. The Director or the Director’s designee may recommend the imposition of any sanction deemed appropriate against a licensee if the licensee:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Violates a provision of Regulation .02 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 Sports Wagering Program to a serious and imminent risk of harm to its integrity, security, or profitability.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Notice of Recommended Sanction. The Director, or the Director’s designee shall provide the licensee written notice of a recommended sanction, including the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Recommended sanction;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Basis for the recommended sanction;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Consequences of the recommended sanction if it becomes the Commission’s final action on the license; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Licensee’s applicable hearing rights.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If a licensee is dissatisfied with the recommended sanction, the applicant may submit a written request to the Commission to contest the recommended sanction:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Within 15 days of the date of the recommended sanction; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>That states the licensee’s legal and factual bases for contesting the sanction.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If a licensee fails to timely submit a written hearing request under §C of this regulation, the recommended sanction:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Becomes final; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Constitutes the Commission’s final action on the license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>