Md. Code, Local Government § 12–804
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- Article - Local Government
(a) Notwithstanding Title 11, Subtitle 2 of the Land Use Article and any
other provision of law, the County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County may provide
that:
(1) a violation of an ordinance is punishable as a misdemeanor and
enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as a violation under § 6–101 of
this article; and
(2) a violation of an ordinance is a civil infraction and shall be
prosecuted in the same manner and to the same extent as provided for a municipal
infraction under Title 6 of this article.
(b) Every day that a violation continues is a separate civil infraction.
(c) In addition to other remedies provided by this section, the county may
bring an action for an injunction against a person who violates an ordinance, a rule,
or a regulation to require the correction or elimination of a violation.
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