Md. Code, Local Government § 13–506

(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who

violates a rule or regulation adopted under § 13–503 of this subtitle is guilty of a

misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $25.

(2) Each day on which a violation continues is a separate offense.

(b) (1) This subsection applies only to a code county in the Western

Maryland class.

(2) The county commissioners may:

(i) provide that a violation of a rule or regulation adopted

under § 13–503 of this subtitle is a civil infraction under Title 11, Subtitle 2 of this

article; or

(ii) abate, or contract for the abatement of, a violation at the

expense of the owner of the real property on which the violation occurred.

(3) (i) An unpaid charge imposed on an owner of real property

under paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection is a lien against the real property on which

the violation occurred.

(ii) The lien shall be recorded in the office of the clerk for the

county where the violation occurred.