Ch. 25                                     2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Business Regulation

4-407.

(a)     Except as provided in § 10-226 of the State Government Article, before the
Secretary takes any final action under § 4-405(b), § 4-406, OR § 4-416 of this subtitle,
the Secretary shall give the person against whom the action is contemplated an
opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Omitted conjunction in § 4-407(a) of the Business Regulation
Article.

Occurred: Ch. 421, Acts of 2003. Correction by the publisher of the
Annotated Code in the 2003 Supplement of the Business Regulation Article
is ratified by this Act.

4-416.

(b)     [(1)] To determine the amount of the penalty, the Secretary shall consider:

[(i)] (1) the seriousness of the violation;

[(ii)] (2) the harm caused by the violation;

[(iii)] (3) the good faith of the violator;

[(iv)] (4) any history of previous violations by the violator; and

[(v)] (5) any other relevant factors.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Tabulation errors in § 4-416(b) of the Business Regulation Article.

Occurred: Ch. 421, Acts of 2003. Correction by the publisher of the
Annotated Code in the 2003 Supplement of the Business Regulation Article
is ratified by this Act.

4-417.

In applying and construing this [uniform act] SUBTITLE, consideration must be
given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter
among states that enact it.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic error in § 4-417 of the Business Regulation Article.

Occurred: Ch. 421, Acts of 2003. Correction by the publisher of the
Annotated Code in the 2003 Supplement of the Business Regulation Article
is ratified by this Act.

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