Maryland Environment Section 6-302

Article - Environment

§ 6-302.

      (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.

      (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.

      (c)      Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense under this section.



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