(a)
- (1) The Board may impose on a person who violates any provision of this title a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.
(2) In setting the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider:
- (i) the seriousness of the violation;
- (ii) the harm caused by the violation;
- (iii) the good faith of the violator;
- (iv) any history of previous violations by the violator; and
- (v) any other relevant factors.
- (3) The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this subsection into the General Fund of the State.
- (b) A person who violates any provision of this title and who has previously been assessed a penalty under subsection (a) of this section for another violation of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
Added by Acts 2015, c. 462, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.