Maryland Labor and Employment Section 7-506

      (a)      Subject to the limitations in this section, the Commissioner may assess a civil penalty against a person who willfully or repeatedly violates:

            (1)      any provision of this title;

            (2)      any order passed under this title; or

            (3)      any regulation adopted to carry out this title.

      (b)      A civil penalty under this section may not exceed $5,000 for each violation.

      (c)      (1)      Before the Commissioner assesses a civil penalty against an agricultural operation, the Commissioner shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty in relation to:

                  (i)      the size of the business;

                  (ii)      any good faith effort to comply with § 7-503 of this subtitle; and

                  (iii)      the history of previous violations.

            (2)      Before the Commissioner assesses a civil penalty against a farm labor contractor, the Commissioner shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty in relation to:

                  (i)      the size of the business;

                  (ii)      the gravity of the violation;

                  (iii)      the good faith of the farm labor contractor; and

                  (iv)      the history of previous violations in this State or in any other state that relate to licensing or to the treatment of a migrant agricultural worker.