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2017 Maryland Code
Labor and Employment
Title 5 - Occupational Safety and Health
Subtitle 8 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Part II - Prohibited Acts; Criminal Penalties
§ 5-806. Willful violation causing death
Universal Citation: MD Lab & Emp Code § 5-806 (2017)
- If an employer willfully violates any provision of this title, an order passed under this title, or a regulation adopted to carry out this title and the violation caused death to an employee, on conviction the employer is subject to:
- (1) for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $ 10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both; or
- (2) for a subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $ 20,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
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