Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 6-302
Terms Used In Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 6-302
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- 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
(b) (1) A person who violates § 6-303 of this subtitle or any regulation adopted under § 6-303 of this subtitle is subject to an administrative penalty of up to $250 per violation, not exceeding $10,000.
(2) The administrative penalty under this subsection shall be assessed with consideration given to:
(i) The willfulness of the violation and the extent to which the violation was known to the violator but uncorrected by the violator;
(ii) The extent to which the violation resulted in actual harm to human health;
(iii) The nature and degree of injury to or interference with general welfare and health; and
(iv) The extent to which the current violation is part of a recurrent pattern of the same or similar type of violation committed by the violator.
(c) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense under this section.