§ 2-115. Cease and desist orders
West's Annotated Code of MarylandFinancial InstitutionsEffective: July 1, 2022
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Financial Institutions, § 2-115
§ 2-115. Cease and desist orders
(a) When the Commissioner determines that a person has engaged in an act or practice constituting a violation of a law, regulation, rule or order over which the Commissioner has jurisdiction, and that immediate action against the person is in the public interest, the Commissioner may in the Commissioner's discretion issue, without a prior hearing, a summary order directing the person to cease and desist from engaging in the activity, provided that the summary cease and desist order gives the person:
(b) When the Commissioner determines after notice and a hearing, unless the right to notice and a hearing is waived, that a person has engaged in an act or practice constituting a violation of a law, regulation, rule, or order over which the Commissioner has jurisdiction, the Commissioner may in the Commissioner's discretion and in addition to taking any other action authorized by law:
(c) In determining the amount of financial penalty to be imposed under subsection (b) of this section, the Commissioner shall consider the following factors:
(d) Notice of any hearing under this section shall be given and the hearing shall be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.1
Credits
Added by Acts 2000, c. 633, § 1, eff. June 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 127, § 1, eff. April 12, 2011; Acts 2018, c. 731, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 732, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2022, c. 106, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 107, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
Footnotes
State Government, § 10-101 et seq.
MD Code, Financial Institutions, § 2-115, MD FIN INST § 2-115
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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