Md. Code, Public Safety § 12-313
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 12-313, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§12–313.
Official statutory text
(a) (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) (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) (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.
(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) (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) (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.
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