Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. § 16-508
Review; regulations; costs and attorney's fees; forfeiture
Effective Jun 1, 2022Added by Acts 2003, c. 455, § 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 743, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022.State of Maryland
- (a) A determination by the Attorney General to omit or to delete from the directory described in § 16-504 of this subtitle a brand family or tobacco product manufacturer shall be subject to review in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.
- (b) The Attorney General, the Comptroller, and the Executive Director may adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.
- (c) In any action brought by the State to enforce this subtitle, the State shall be entitled to recover the costs of investigation, expert witness fees, costs of the action, and reasonable attorney's fees.
(d)
- (1) If a court determines that a person has violated this subtitle, the court shall order any profits, gain, gross receipts, or other benefit from the violation to be paid to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Cigarette Restitution Fund established under § 7-317 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
- (2) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by this subtitle are cumulative to each other, and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this State.
Added by Acts 2003, c. 455, § 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 743, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022.