Md. Code, Business Regulation § 6-5A-11
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Regulation § 6-5A-11, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Regulation — governs general business licensing and regulation.
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§6–5A–11.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who commits a willful violation of this subtitle:
(1) is guilty of a misdemeanor;
(2) is subject, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding three times the value of the total gross amount of funds solicited by the public safety solicitor or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both; and
(3) shall forfeit to the Secretary of State the bond required in § 6-5A-03 of this subtitle.
(b) A person who commits a grossly negligent violation of this subtitle:
(1) is guilty of a misdemeanor;
(2) is subject, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding the gross amount of funds solicited by the public safety solicitor or liability for restitution that the court determines or both; and
(3) shall forfeit to the Secretary of State the bond required in § 6-5A-03 of this subtitle.
(1) is guilty of a misdemeanor;
(2) is subject, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding three times the value of the total gross amount of funds solicited by the public safety solicitor or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both; and
(3) shall forfeit to the Secretary of State the bond required in § 6-5A-03 of this subtitle.
(b) A person who commits a grossly negligent violation of this subtitle:
(1) is guilty of a misdemeanor;
(2) is subject, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding the gross amount of funds solicited by the public safety solicitor or liability for restitution that the court determines or both; and
(3) shall forfeit to the Secretary of State the bond required in § 6-5A-03 of this subtitle.
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