Section 9.5-312 - Penalty - Civil(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, a person who violates any provision of this subtitle or any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle is subject to a civil penalty imposed in a civil action not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.(b)(1) A person who violates § 9.5-304(a) or (c) of this subtitle and is served a civil citation under that section is subject to a civil penalty as follows:(i) $250 for the first violation;(ii) $500 for the second violation; and(iii) $1,000 for the third and each subsequent violation.(2) Any money collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the General Fund of the State.(3) Any person served with a citation under this subsection may appeal the citation to the Office of Administrative Hearings in accordance with § 10-205 of the State Government Article.(c) Each day a violation occurs is a separate violation under this section.(d) The total amount of civil penalties imposed in an action under this section may not exceed $5,000.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 185,Sec. 4, eff. 6/1/2016.Renumbered by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 185,Sec. 2, eff. 6/1/2016.2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 184,Sec. 2, and 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 183,Sec. 2 purported to repeal and reenact, with amendments, former Md. Code, FL § 5-557.1, renumbered as this section, and amended, by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 185, but are not reflected in this section pending review by the Revisor of Statutes.