{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-217","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 8–217","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) The Attorney General may institute a civil action against a person who violates this part to recover for the State a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.\n(2) For the purposes of this subsection, each prohibited disclosure or use of a credit card number, payment device number, or holder’s signature is an independent violation.\n(b) The Attorney General may seek an injunction in a civil action to prohibit a person who has engaged or is engaged in a violation of this part from engaging in the violation.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=8-217","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"03e3621a88094943cc9c78b01ff4bb8ad87f806181811bab8c8a5b45dc2d09f3","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-216","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}