§ 1-1304. Civil penalties

MD Local Gov Code § 1-1304 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.