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2019 Maryland Code
Local Government
Division I - Definitions; General Provisions
Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Subtitle 13 - Miscellaneous
§ 1-1304. Civil penalties
Universal Citation: MD Local Gov Code § 1-1304 (2019)
(a) In this section, “civil penalty” means a civil fine or other monetary penalty administratively imposed.
(b) Unless otherwise provided by statute, ordinance, or regulation, an officer or unit of a county, municipality, bicounty agency, or board of license commissioners authorized by law to impose a civil penalty up to a specific dollar amount for violation of a statute, ordinance, or regulation shall consider the following in setting the amount of the civil penalty:
(1) the severity of the violation;
(2) the good faith of the violator; and
(3) any history of prior violations.
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