{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-20-1036","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Government § 20–1036","heading":"","body":"(a) The Commission may commence a civil action in the appropriate circuit court if the Commission has probable cause to believe that:\n(1) (i) a person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights granted by this part and Subtitle 7 of this title; or\n(ii) any group of persons has been denied any of the rights granted by this part and Subtitle 7 of this title; and\n(2) the resistance or denial raises an issue of general public importance.\n(b) The Commission or other party at whose request a subpoena is issued under this part may enforce a subpoena in appropriate proceedings in the circuit court for the county in which the person to whom the subpoena was addressed resides, was served, or transacts business.\n(c) (1) In a civil action under subsection (a) of this section, the court may:\n(i) award preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible for a violation of Subtitle 7 of this title as necessary to ensure the full enjoyment of the rights granted by Subtitle 7 of this title;\n(ii) award other relief the court considers appropriate, including monetary damages to aggrieved persons; and\n(iii) to vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the respondent:\n1. in an amount not exceeding $50,000, for a first violation; and\n2. in an amount not exceeding $100,000, for any subsequent violation.\n(2) In a civil action under this section, the court may allow the prevailing party, including the Commission, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.\n(d) (1) On timely application, a person may intervene in a civil action commenced by the Commission under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, if the action involves:\n(i) an alleged discriminatory housing practice to which the person is an aggrieved person; or\n(ii) a conciliation agreement to which the person is a party.\n(2) The court may grant any appropriate relief to any intervening party that is authorized to be granted to a plaintiff in a civil action under § 20–1035 of this subtitle.","path":["Article - State Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsg\u0026section=20-1036","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:58Z","sha256":"9e22b459cd32a48cf709c09c6d8fa6f4567346562feb572f8b70314d50012014","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-20-1035","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-government-20-1037"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}