Maryland Insurance Section 19-405

      When a workers' compensation insurance policy is renewed, the insurer shall give the employer a conspicuous written notice that:

            (1)      the employer must have a work permit for each minor employee as required by Title 3, Subtitle 2 of the Labor and Employment Article; and

            (2)      if the employer does not have a work permit for a minor employee:

                  (i)      the State Workers' Compensation Commission may award twice the compensation and death benefits otherwise allowed under Title 9, Subtitle 6 of the Labor and Employment Article in a claim by that employee or that employee's dependent; and

                  (ii)      the employer is solely liable for any increase in compensation or death benefits in a claim by that employee or that employee's dependent.