Md. Code, Public Safety § 6-317
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 6-317, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§6–317.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, maintain, or use a building, structure, or equipment or use land:
(1) in a way that endangers life or property due to the hazards of fire or explosion; or
(2) in violation of any regulation adopted by the Commission under § 6-206 of this title.
(b) Each day on which a violation of this section continues after knowledge or official notice of the violation is a separate offense.
(1) in a way that endangers life or property due to the hazards of fire or explosion; or
(2) in violation of any regulation adopted by the Commission under § 6-206 of this title.
(b) Each day on which a violation of this section continues after knowledge or official notice of the violation is a separate offense.
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