1. (a)

   1. (1) In this subsection, “officer” includes a superintendent, manager, and agent of a corporation regardless of whether it engages in the business of providing plumbing services.

   2. (2) A person, including an officer, who violates any provision of the following sections of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each day or part of each day that the violation continues:

      1. (i) § 12-602;
      2. (ii) § 12-603; and
      3. (iii) § 12-604.

2. (b)

   1. (1) A person who violates any provision of the following sections of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both for each day or part of each day that the violation continues:

      1. (i) § 12-601;
      2. (ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, § 12-605; and
      3. (iii) § 12-606.
   2. (2) This subsection does not apply to a violation of any prohibition on the sale or installation of a fixture or other device that is not water-conserving.
3. (c) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of § 12-501(a) of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.

4. (d)

   1. (1) In addition to any other penalties under this title, the Board may impose on a person who violates any provision of this subtitle a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.

   2. (2) In setting the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider:

      1. (i) the gravity of the violation;
      2. (ii) the good faith of the violator;
      3. (iii) the quantity and gravity of previous violations by the same violator;
      4. (iv) the harm caused to the complainant, the public, and the plumbing profession;
      5. (v) the assets of the violator; and
      6. (vi) any other factors that the Board considers relevant.

Added by Acts 1989, c. 3, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 61, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, c. 187, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2018, c. 343, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.

Formerly Art. 56A, § 3-607.