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§ 8-710. Fines and penalties

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Nurses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Prohibited Acts; Penalties (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-710
§ 8-710. Fines and penalties
In general
(a) A person who violates any provision of § 8-701(a) through (g), § 8-703, § 8-704, or § 8-705 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.
Hearings, appeals
(b) Subject to the appropriate hearing and appeals provisions, the Board, on the affirmative vote of the majority of its members, may reprimand a licensee or certificate holder, place a licensee or certificate holder on probation, or suspend or revoke a license or certificate of a person who violates any provision of this subtitle.

Credits

Added as Health Occupations § 7-710 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, c. 614, § 1, eff. July 1, 1981; Acts 1986, c. 551, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 8-710 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 1998, c. 492, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 12, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2012, c. 486, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 487, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2014, c. 559, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 560, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2016, c. 199, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 200, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2021, c. 462, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 463, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
Formerly Art. 43, §§ 91, 301.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-710, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 8-710
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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