{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-412.1","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 9–412.1","heading":"","body":"(a) A person may not tamper, attempt to tamper, or make a threat to tamper with a public water system.\n(b) (1) The Department may bring a civil action against any person who tampers, attempts to tamper, or makes a threat to tamper with a public water system.\n(2) The court may impose a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for actual tampering, or not more than $20,000 for each attempt to tamper.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=9-412.1","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"4a93d4cc139688e4f3cfbf5813e77fb72208d02eb07b433b1500a394c47ca57e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-412","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-413"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}