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§ 8-3A-11. Fines and penalties

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2016

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Elementary and Secondary Education [Titles 2-9.5] (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Special Programs for Exceptional Children (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3a. Education of Deaf Children (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2016
MD Code, Education, § 8-3A-11
§ 8-3A-11. Fines and penalties
Currentness
Violations of § 8-3A-02
(a) Any person who has a deaf child under the person's control and who violates any provision of § 8-3A-02 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5 for each offense.
Deaf children absented unlawfully from school
(b) Any person who induces or attempts to induce a deaf child to be absent unlawfully from school, or who employs or harbors a deaf child who is absent unlawfully from school, while the school is in session, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each offense.
Enforcement of section
(c)(1) Before a State's Attorney enforces this section, the State's Attorney shall have the child examined by two physicians to determine whether the child is unable to progress satisfactorily on account of the child's hearing impairment or from some other cause.
(2) One of the physicians shall be an appropriate specialist.
(3) If the examination by the physicians indicates that the failure to progress satisfactorily in school is due to a hearing impairment, the State's Attorney shall enforce the provisions of this section.
(4) These medical examinations shall be paid for by the county in which the child who is examined resides.

Credits

Added by Acts 2016, c. 671, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 672, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.
MD Code, Education, § 8-3A-11, MD EDUC § 8-3A-11
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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