{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-6-302","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 6–302","heading":"","body":"(a) A person who violates any provision of § 6-301 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both.\n(b) (1) A person who violates § 6-303 of this subtitle or any regulation adopted under § 6-303 of this subtitle is subject to an administrative penalty of up to $250 per violation, not exceeding $10,000.\n(2) The administrative penalty under this subsection shall be assessed with consideration given to:\n(i) The willfulness of the violation and the extent to which the violation was known to the violator but uncorrected by the violator;\n(ii) The extent to which the violation resulted in actual harm to human health;\n(iii) The nature and degree of injury to or interference with general welfare and health; and\n(iv) The extent to which the current violation is part of a recurrent pattern of the same or similar type of violation committed by the violator.\n(c) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense under this section.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=6-302","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"c28f266b1bae883d3a4e205b7c2bb9868350c0e7750f41cd45656812167bbc63","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-6-301","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-6-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}