2013 Maryland Code
BUSINESS REGULATION
§ 16-608 - Violations; penalties. [Subtitle subject to contingent abrogation.]
§16-608. IN EFFECT
** CONTINGENCY - IN EFFECT - CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 **
(a) (1) A manufacturer or other person that knowingly sells or offers for sale cigarettes other than by retail sale in violation of § 16-602 of this subtitle is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each package of cigarettes sold or offered for sale.
(2) Under this subsection, a total amount of civil penalties imposed on a manufacturer or other person may not exceed $100,000 during any 30-day period.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a retailer, subwholesaler, wholesaler, or other person that knowingly sells cigarettes in violation of § 16-602 of this subtitle is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each package of cigarettes sold.
(2) Under this subsection, a total amount of civil penalties imposed on a retailer may not exceed $25,000 during any 30-day period.
(3) Under this subsection, a total amount of civil penalties imposed on a subwholesaler, wholesaler, or other person may not exceed $100,000 during any 30-day period.
(c) A manufacturer that knowingly makes a false certification under § 16-603 of this subtitle is subject to a civil penalty of at least $75,000 and not exceeding $250,000 for each false certification.
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