Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 14-120
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 14-120
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(a) For each offense, any person who willfully violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction is subject to a fine of:
(1) Up to $50,000;
(2) An amount sufficient to cover the cost of damages resulting from all of the following caused by the permittee, including a contractor of the permittee:
(i) Any oil or gas spill;
(ii) Any other discharge; and
(iii) Any violation of this subtitle; and
(3) Costs imposed in the discretion of the court.
(b) Any penalty imposed under this subtitle is in addition to any other penalties provided by law.