Md. Code, Local Government § 27–902

(a) A county tax collector may not willfully fail to make prompt payments

of the interest and principal on bonds issued under this title.

(b) A county tax collector who violates this section is guilty of a

misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine and imprisonment.

(c) A county tax collector who violates this section is liable to the board of

drainage commissioners or the holder of the bonds in a civil action in an amount equal

to all damages which may accrue to the board or bond holder as a result of the

violation.