{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-13-201","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Utilities § 13–201","heading":"","body":"(a) This section does not apply to a violation of the following provisions of this article:\n(1) Title 5, Subtitle 4;\n(2) Title 7, Subtitle 1;\n(3) § 7–213 as it applies to electric cooperatives;\n(4) Title 8, Subtitles 1 and 3;\n(5) Title 9, Subtitle 3; and\n(6) Title 8, Subtitle 4.\n(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission may impose a civil penalty not exceeding $25,000 against a person who violates a provision of this division, or an effective and outstanding direction, ruling, order, rule, or regulation of the Commission.\n(2) The civil penalty that the Commission may impose on a common carrier for each violation may not exceed $2,500.\n(c) (1) A civil penalty may be imposed in addition to any other penalty authorized by this division.\n(2) Each violation is a separate offense.\n(3) Each day or part of a day the violation continues is a separate offense.\n(d) The Commission shall determine the amount of any civil penalty after considering:\n(1) the number of previous violations of any provision of this article;\n(2) the gravity of the current violation;\n(3) the good faith efforts of the violator in attempting to achieve compliance after notification of the violation; and\n(4) any other matter that the Commission considers appropriate and relevant.\n(e) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a civil penalty collected under this section shall be paid into the Resiliency Hub Grant Program Fund established under § 9–2011 of the State Government Article.\n(2) A civil penalty assessed for a violation of a service quality and reliability standard under § 7–213 of this article shall be paid into the Electric Reliability Remediation Fund under § 7–213(j) of this article.\n(3) A civil penalty assessed for a violation of § 7–317, § 7–318, § 7–505(b)(7), § 7–507, § 7–603, § 7–603.1, § 7–604, § 7–606, or § 7–707 of this article, or a rule, an order, or a regulation adopted under any of those sections, shall be paid into the Education and Protection Fund under § 7–310 of this article.","path":["Article - Public Utilities"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gpu\u0026section=13-201","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:28Z","sha256":"0e94e22964db72fa69e6b01850f6a1fdd9add8fe83a2fa082e02a66e4f9979fb","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-13-101","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-13-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}