Section 9-2804 - Local penalties(a) A municipality may impose a penalty for the violation of an ordinance passed for the regulation and control of a license holder under this title.(b)(1) In lieu of suspension, the municipality may impose a fine not exceeding $2,500, which shall be paid into the general fund of the county.(2) In deciding whether to fine a license holder or suspend the license, the municipality shall consider whether: (i) the public welfare and morals would be impaired by allowing the license holder to operate during the suspension period; and(ii) the payment of the fine will achieve the desired disciplinary purposes.Added by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.