§ 13-201. Civil penalties
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic UtilitiesEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 13-201
Formerly cited as MD PUBLIC UTIL COMP § 13-201
§ 13-201. Civil penalties
(a) This section does not apply to a violation of the following provisions of this article:
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission may impose a civil penalty not exceeding $25,000 against a person who violates a provision of this division, or an effective and outstanding direction, ruling, order, rule, or regulation of the Commission.
(c)(1) A civil penalty may be imposed in addition to any other penalty authorized by this division.
(d) The Commission shall determine the amount of any civil penalty after considering:
(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a civil penalty collected under this section shall be paid into the Resiliency Hub Grant Program Fund established under § 9-2015 of the State Government Article.
Credits
Added as Public Utility Companies § 13-201.1 by Acts 2001, c. 205, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Renumbered as Public Utility Companies § 13-201 by Acts 2005, c. 133, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 133, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2010, c. 52, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2011, c. 167, § 1, eff. May 10, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 168, § 1, eff. May 10, 2011; Acts 2014, c. 581, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2016, c. 134, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2022, c. 734, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 735, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 13-201, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 13-201
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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