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§ 1-1304. Civil penalties

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLocal GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Local Government (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Definitions; General Provisions [Titles 1-3] (Refs & Annos)
Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 13. Miscellaneous (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Local Government, § 1-1304
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 24, § 14-101
§ 1-1304. Civil penalties
Currentness
“Civil penalty” defined
(a) In this section, “civil penalty” means a civil fine or other monetary penalty administratively imposed.
Considerations in setting amount of penalty
(b) Unless otherwise provided by statute, ordinance, or regulation, an officer or unit of a county, municipality, bicounty agency, or board of license commissioners authorized by law to impose a civil penalty up to a specific dollar amount for violation of a statute, ordinance, or regulation shall consider the following in setting the amount of the civil penalty:
(1) the severity of the violation;
(2) the good faith of the violator; and
(3) any history of prior violations.

Credits

Added as Local Government § 1-1303 by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013. Renumbered as Local Government § 1-1304 by Acts 2013, c. 493, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 494, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Local Government, § 1-1304, MD LOCAL GOVT § 1-1304
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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