Section 10-1001 - Definitions; considerations in setting amount of penalty. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-1001. Definitions; considerations in setting amount of penalty.
 

(a)  Definitions.- In this section, "unit" means an officer or other entity in the Executive Branch. 

(b)  Considerations in setting amount of penalty.- Unless otherwise provided by statute or regulation, a unit of State government authorized by law to impose a civil penalty up to a specific dollar amount for violation of any statute or regulation shall consider the following in setting the amount of the penalty: 

(1) the severity of the violation for which the penalty is to be assessed; 

(2) the good faith of the violator; and 

(3) any history of prior violations. 
 

[1993, ch. 213; 2009, ch. 668.]