Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 13-203
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(1) for each violation for each day or part of a day that the violation continues; and
(2) for a related series of violations.
(b) Within 30 days after the date of notification of the determination, the gas company or gas master meter operator involved may request reconsideration to obtain a compromise.
(c) In determining the amount of a civil penalty or compromise, the Commission shall consider the:
(1) appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the gas company or gas master meter operator;
(2) gravity of the current violation; and
(3) good faith of the gas company or gas master meter operator in attempting to achieve compliance after notification of the violation.
(d) The amount of the penalty, when finally determined or agreed on in compromise, may be:
(1) deducted from any amount that the State owes to the gas company or gas master meter operator; or
(2) recovered in a civil action in State court.