Section 12-313 - Prohibited acts; penalties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-313. Prohibited acts; penalties.
 

(a)  Violation of subtitle or regulation prohibited; penalty.-  

(1) A person may not violate this subtitle or a regulation adopted under this subtitle. 

(2) A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject for each violation to a fine not exceeding $1,000. 

(3) This subsection does not apply to a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 5409. 

(b)  Violation of federal act - Civil penalty.-  

(1) A person may not in the State violate 42 U.S.C. § 5409 or a regulation adopted or order issued under it. 

(2) A person who violates this subsection is liable to the State for a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each violation. 

(3) Each violation under this subsection is a separate violation with respect to each manufactured home or with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required by 42 U.S.C. § 5409 or a regulation adopted or order issued under it. 

(4) A civil penalty under this subsection may not exceed $1,000,000 for any related series of violations occurring within 1 year after the date of the first violation. 

(c)  Same - Criminal penalty.-  

(1) An individual or a director, officer, or agent of a corporation may not in the State knowingly and willfully violate 42 U.S.C. § 5409 in a manner that threatens the health or safety of a purchaser of a manufactured home. 

(2) A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83B, § 6-206(b)-(d); 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]