Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 6 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 12-607 - Penalties

(a)    (1)    In this subsection, “officer” includes a superintendent, manager, and agent of a corporation regardless of whether it engages in the business of providing plumbing services.
        (2)    A person, including an officer, who violates any provision of the following sections of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each day or part of each day that the violation continues:
            (i)    § 12-602;
            (ii)    § 12-603; and
            (iii)    § 12-604.
    (b)    (1)    A person who violates any provision of the following sections of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both for each day or part of each day that the violation continues:
            (i)    § 12–601;
            (ii)    except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, § 12–605; and
            (iii)    § 12–606.
        (2)    This subsection does not apply to a violation of any prohibition on the sale or installation of a fixture or other device that is not water–conserving.
    (c)    Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of § 12-501(a) of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
    (d)    (1)    In addition to any other penalties under this title, the Board may impose on a person who violates any provision of this subtitle a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.
        (2)    In setting the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider:
            (i)    the gravity of the violation;
            (ii)    the good faith of the violator;
            (iii)    the quantity and gravity of previous violations by the same violator;
            (iv)    the harm caused to the complainant, the public, and the plumbing profession;
            (v)    the assets of the violator; and
            (vi)    any other factors that the Board considers relevant.