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
(a) A person who violates any provision of § 6-301 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both.

(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.