Section 8-1305 - Penalties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-1305. Penalties.
 

(a)  $1,000 and 90 days.- Unless another penalty is provided by statute, a person who willfully violates a provision of this title or a regulation adopted under this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both. 

(b)  $1,000 and 90 days, restitution, and disqualification.- In addition to the penalty under subsection (a) of this section, a person who violates § 8-1301 of this subtitle: 

(1) shall make full restitution of the benefit unlawfully received, including interest at a rate of 1.5% a month from the date the Secretary notifies the person of the amount to be recovered; and 

(2) from 1 year from the date on which a determination is made that the individual filed a claim involving a false statement, false representation, or failure to disclose a material fact, the individual is disqualified from receiving benefits. 

(c)  $1,000 and 1 year.-  

(1) An employing unit or officer or agent of an employing unit who violates § 8-1303 of this subtitle 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. 

(2) A person who violates § 8-5A-08(b) or (d) 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. 

(3) A person who violates § 8-1304 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor for each day the violation continues and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both. 

(4) An employee of the Secretary or Board of Appeals who violates § 8-625 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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 95A, §§ 12, 16, 17; 1991, ch. 8, § 2; 1992, ch. 22, § 1; 2008, ch. 660, § 4.]