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§ 6-302. Penalties

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 6. Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Lead-Based Paint (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Environment, § 6-302
§ 6-302. Penalties
Fine and imprisonment
(a) A person who violates any provision of § 6-301 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both.
Administrative penalty
(b)(1) A person who violates § 6-303 of this subtitle or any regulation adopted under § 6-303 of this subtitle is subject to an administrative penalty of up to $250 per violation, not exceeding $10,000.
(2) The administrative penalty under this subsection shall be assessed with consideration given to:
(i) The willfulness of the violation and the extent to which the violation was known to the violator but uncorrected by the violator;
(ii) The extent to which the violation resulted in actual harm to human health;
(iii) The nature and degree of injury to or interference with general welfare and health; and
(iv) The extent to which the current violation is part of a recurrent pattern of the same or similar type of violation committed by the violator.
Separate offenses
(c) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense under this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 707, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.
Formerly Art. 43, § 117A.
MD Code, Environment, § 6-302, MD ENVIR § 6-302
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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