Section 13-201 - Civil penalties(a) This section does not apply to a violation of the following provisions of this article:(3) § 7-213 as it applies to electric cooperatives;(4) Title 8, Subtitles 1 and 3;(5) Title 9, Subtitle 3; and(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission may impose a civil penalty not exceeding $25,000 against a person who violates a provision of this division, or an effective and outstanding direction, ruling, order, rule, or regulation of the Commission.(2) The civil penalty that the Commission may impose on a common carrier for each violation may not exceed $2,500.(c)(1) A civil penalty may be imposed in addition to any other penalty authorized by this division.(2) Each violation is a separate offense.(3) Each day or part of a day the violation continues is a separate offense.(d) The Commission shall determine the amount of any civil penalty after considering: (1) the number of previous violations of any provision of this article;(2) the gravity of the current violation;(3) the good faith efforts of the violator in attempting to achieve compliance after notification of the violation; and(4) any other matter that the Commission considers appropriate and relevant.(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a civil penalty collected under this section shall be paid into the Resiliency Hub Grant Program Fund established under § 9-2011 of the State Government Article.(2) A civil penalty assessed for a violation of a service quality and reliability standard under § 7-213 of this article shall be paid into the Electric Reliability Remediation Fund under § 7-213(j) of this article.(3) A civil penalty assessed for a violation of § 7-317, § 7-318, § 7-505(b)(7), § 7-507, § 7-603, § 7-603.1, § 7-604, § 7-606, or § 7-707 of this article, or a rule, an order, or a regulation adopted under any of those sections, shall be paid into the Education and Protection Fund under § 7-310 of this article.Md. Code art. Public Utilities, § 13-201Md. Code, Public Utilities § 13-201
Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 537,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 735, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2022.Amended by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2022.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 134, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2016.Amended by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 581, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2014.