Maryland Criminal Law Section 11-209

      (a)      A person may not hire, employ, or use an individual, if the person knows, or possesses facts under which the person should reasonably know, that the individual is a minor, to do or assist in doing an act described in § 11-203 of this subtitle.

      (b)      A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:

            (1)      for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and

            (2)      for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.