Md. Code, Bus. Occ. & Prof. § 12-607
Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session, chs. 2--407, effective on or before 7/1/2024
Section 12-607 - Penalties(a)(1) In this subsection, "officer" includes a superintendent, manager, and agent of a corporation regardless of whether it engages in the business of providing plumbing services.(2) A person, including an officer, who violates any provision of the following sections of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each day or part of each day that the violation continues:(b)(1) A person who violates any provision of the following sections of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both for each day or part of each day that the violation continues:(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, § 12-605; and(2) This subsection does not apply to a violation of any prohibition on the sale or installation of a fixture or other device that is not water-conserving.(c) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of § 12-501(a) of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.(d)(1) In addition to any other penalties under this title, the Board may impose on a person who violates any provision of this subtitle a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.(2) In setting the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider: (i) the gravity of the violation;(ii) the good faith of the violator;(iii) the quantity and gravity of previous violations by the same violator;(iv) the harm caused to the complainant, the public, and the plumbing profession;(v) the assets of the violator; and(vi) any other factors that the Board considers relevant.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 343,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2018.