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1452                             Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 819

15.

Whenever the Board has information that any person has en-
gaged or is about to engage in any act or practice which in the
Board's judgment constitutes or will constitute a violation of Sec-
tion 13, the Board with the approval and representation of the
Attorney General may apply in the name of the State of Maryland
to an appropriate court of equity for an injunction against such act
or practice; and upon a finding by the court after due hearing that
such person has engaged or is about to engage in any such act or
practice, the court shall issue an injunction or such other order as it
may deem appropriate.

16.

Any person who violates any provisions of Section 13 of this article

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall

be subjected to a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two
hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for not more than six months.
Whenever the Board has reason to believe that any person is liable
to punishment under this section it may certify the facts to the
Attorney General, who may in his discretion take, direct or recom-
mend any action or proceedings that he may deem appropriate.
ANY
PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISIONS OF SECTION 13
OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR
AND UPON CONVICTION THEREOF SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIFTY DOLLARS NOR MORE
THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS, OR TO IMPRISONMENT FOR
NOT MORE THAN SIX MONTHS.

17.

The use, display or uttering by a person of a letterhead, card,
sign, advertisement, directory classification, or other instrument
or device bearing his name, in conjunction with the words "certified
public accountant", or "public accountant", or any abbreviation
thereof, shall be prima facie evidence in any proceeding under Sec-
tions 15 or 16 that such person is holding himself out to be a certified
public accountant or public accountant holding an enrollment certif-
icate. In any such action evidence of the commission of a single
act prohibited by this article shall be sufficient to justify an in-
junction or a conviction without evidence of a general course of
conduct.

18.

The Board may enlist the services of the Attorney General of
Maryland or his assistants in any hearing or litigation under Sec-
tions 12 or 15, or in any action or proceeding brought by or against
the Board or its members or personnel in connection with any act
done or omitted under color of its or their office, or in any other mat-
ter pertaining to the interpretation, administration or enforcement
of this article.

19.

All statements, records, schedules, working papers, and memo-
randa made by a certified public accountant or public accountant
incident to or in the course of professional service to clients by


 

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