Section 12-707 - Penalties; report of convictions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-707. Penalties; report of convictions.
 

(a)  $1,000 fine.- A person who violates any provision of the following subtitles or sections of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000: 

(1) § 12-311 ("Display of licenses"); 

(2) Subtitle 4 ("Pharmacy permits"); 

(3) § 12-502(b) ("Pharmaceutical information"); 

(4) § 12-505 ("Labeling requirements for prescription medicines"); and 

(5) § 12-604 ("General power to inspect drugs, devices, and other products"). 

(b)  $1,000 and 1 year.- A person who violates any provision of the following sections of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both: 

(1) § 12-602 ("Distribution permits"); 

(2) § 12-701 ("Practicing pharmacy without license"); 

(3) § 12-702 ("License obtained by false representation"); 

(4) § 12-703 ("Operating a pharmacy without permit"); 

(5) § 12-704 ("Misrepresentations"); and 

(6) § 12-6B-12 ("Working as an unregistered pharmacy technician"). 

(c)  Separate offenses.- Each day that a violation of any section of Subtitle 4 of this title continues constitutes a separate offense. 

(d)  Report of convictions.- Within 10 days after a court renders the conviction, the court shall report to the Board each conviction of a pharmacist or registered pharmacy technician for: 

(1) Any crime regarding the pharmacy or drug laws that involves professional misconduct; or 

(2) Any crime that involves the State law regarding controlled dangerous substances or the federal narcotic laws. 

(e)  Civil penalty.-  

(1) Any person who violates § 12-701 ("Practicing pharmacy without a license"), § 12-703 ("Operating a pharmacy without a permit"), or § 12-6B-12 ("Working as an unregistered pharmacy technician") of this title is subject to a civil fine of not more than $50,000 to be assessed by the Board. 

(2) The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this subsection into the State Board of Pharmacy Fund. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, §§ 249, 251, 252, 254, 254A, 255, 264, 265, 266B, 268, 269, 270A, 271A; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1982, ch. 401; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1997, ch. 615; 2002, ch. 157, § 2; 2006, ch. 523, § 3.]