Maryland Public Utility Companies Section 13-201

      (a)      This section does not apply to a violation of the following provisions of this article:

            (1)      Title 5, Subtitle 4;

            (2)      Title 7, Subtitle 1;

            (3)      Title 8, Subtitles 1 and 3;

            (4)      Title 9, Subtitle 3; and

            (5)      Title 8, Subtitle 4.

      (b)      (1)      Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission may impose a civil penalty not exceeding $10,000 against a person who violates a provision of this article, or an effective and outstanding direction, ruling, order, rule, or regulation of the Commission.

            (2)      The civil penalty that the Commission may impose on a common carrier for each violation may not exceed $2,500.

      (c)      (1)      A civil penalty may be imposed in addition to any other penalty authorized by this article.

            (2)      Each violation is a separate offense.

            (3)      Each day or part of a day the violation continues is a separate offense.

      (d)      The Commission shall determine the amount of any civil penalty after considering:

            (1)      the number of previous violations of any provision of this article;

            (2)      the gravity of the current violation;

            (3)      the good faith efforts of the violator in attempting to achieve compliance after notification of the violation; and

            (4)      any other matter that the Commission considers appropriate and relevant.

      (e)      A civil penalty collected under this section shall be paid into the General Fund of the State.