2013 Maryland Code
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
§ 7-506 - Civil penalties

§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.