Section 8-217 - Civil penalty; injunction. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-217. Civil penalty; injunction.
 

(a)  Civil penalty.-  

(1) The Attorney General may institute a civil action against a person who violates this part to recover for the State a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each violation. 

(2) For the purposes of this subsection, each prohibited disclosure or use of a credit card number, payment device number, or holder's signature is an independent violation. 

(b)  Injunction.- The Attorney General may seek an injunction in a civil action to prohibit a person who has engaged or is engaged in a violation of this part from engaging in the violation. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. CL, § 14-1405; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]