Maryland Business Occupations and Professions Section 12-607

Article - Business Occupations and Professions

§ 12-607.

      (a)      (1)      In this subsection, "officer" includes a superintendent, manager, and agent of a corporation regardless of whether it engages in the business of providing plumbing services.

            (2)      A person, including an officer, who violates any provision of the following sections of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each day or part of each day that the violation continues:

                  (i)      § 12-602;

                  (ii)      § 12-603; and

                  (iii)      § 12-604.

      (b)      A person who violates any provision of the following sections of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both for each day or part of each day that the violation continues:

            (1)      § 12-601;

            (2)      § 12-605; and

            (3)      § 12-606.

      (c)      Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of § 12-501(a) of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.

      (d)      (1)      In addition to any other penalties under this title, the Board may impose on a person who violates any provision of this subtitle a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.

            (2)      In setting the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider:

                  (i)      the gravity of the violation;

                  (ii)      the good faith of the violator;

                  (iii)      the quantity and gravity of previous violations by the same violator;

                  (iv)      the harm caused to the complainant, the public, and the plumbing profession;

                  (v)      the assets of the violator; and

                  (vi)      any other factors that the Board considers relevant.



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