HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(2)  BE VERIFIED BY A PERSON WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH
THE ALLEGED FACTS;

(3)  REQUEST BOARD ACTION; AND

(4)  BE FILED IN DUPLICATE WITH THE SECRETARY OF
THE BOARD.

(C) DUTIES OF BOARD.

(1) THE BOARD SHALL INVESTIGATE EACH COMPLAINT
FILED WITH THE BOARD IF THE COMPLAINT:

(I) ALLEGES FACTS THAT ARE GROUNDS FOR
ACTION UNDER § 4-314 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND

SECTION.

(II) MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS

(2) IF THE BOARD BEGINS ACTION ON ITS OWN
INITIATIVE OR IF AFTER INVESTIGATION IT ELECTS TO SUBSTITUTE
ITS OWN COMPLAINT FOR ONE FILED BY A PERSON WHO IS NOT A
MEMBER OF THE BOARD, THE BOARD SHALL PREPARE A WRITTEN

COMPLAINT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from Art. 32, §
14(a), (b), and the references to investigation
and drawing of complaints in (c).

Subsection (c)(2) of this section states
expressly what presently is only implied in the
law — i.e., that the Board must prepare the
complaint if it initiates the action, and that,
after investigating a complaint filed with it,
the Board may substitute its own complaint.

The balance of present Art. 32, § 14(c) now
appears in § 4-317 of this subtitle.

4-316. PENALTY INSTEAD OF SUSPENSION OR IN ADDITION TO
SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.

(A) IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.

IF AFTER A HEARING UNDER § 4-317 OF THIS SUBTITLE THE
BOARD FINDS THAT THERE ARE GROUNDS UNDER § 4-314 OF THIS
SUBTITLE TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE A GENERAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE
DENTISTRY, A LIMITED LICENSE TO PRACTICE DENTISTRY, OR A
TEACHER'S LICENSE TO PRACTICE DENTISTRY, THE BOARD MAY
IMPOSE A PENALTY NOT EXCEEDING $5,000:

(1) INSTEAD OF SUSPENDING THE LICENSE; OR

(2) IN ADDITION TO SUSPENDING OR REVOKING THE
LICENSE.