In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings indicated.
“Board” means the Environmental Control Board of Baltimore City.
“Code Enforcement Officer” means:a Baltimore City Police Officer;
a Special Enforcement Officer appointed under City Code <cite data-path="|19|§71-1">Article 19, § 71-1 {“Special Enforcement Officers: Appointment; duties”}</cite>; or
any City employee who:is in a position of trust, as defined by the Administrative Manual AM-237-1; and
has been authorized by his or her agency head to issue environmental citations under this subtitle.
“Director” means the Executive Director of the Environmental Control Board of Baltimore City.
“Environmental citation” means a prepayable citation for violation of any provision of law or regulation under the jurisdiction of the Board.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §295
Ord. 98-326
Ord. 12-084
Ord. 16-503
Ord. 22-125
The Environmental Control Board of Baltimore City is established as an independent agency of City Government.
The Board comprises 15 members.
7 are the following ex officio members, or their respective designees:the Commissioner of Health;
the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development;
the Police Commissioner;
the Fire Chief;
the Director of Public Works;
the Director of Transportation; and
a member of the City Council, to be appointed by the President of the City Council.
8 members are appointed by the Mayor in accordance with <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="IV|§6">Article IV, § 6 of the City Charter</cite>.
Of the members appointed under subsection (b)(3) of this section:2 members must be appointed from the general public; and
6 members must be appointed with at least 1 designated as having expertise in each of the following areas:real estate;
small business;
education;
water pollution;
solid waste; and
community advocacy.
The Chair of the Board is appointed by the Mayor from among the members.
The members appointed under subsection (b)(3) of this section:serve without compensation; but
are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, as provided in the Ordinance of Estimates.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §296
Ord. 98-326
Ord. 16-503
Ord. 16-555
The Board is responsible to provide for hearing officers or panels of Board members to conduct hearings on contested environmental citations.
The Board is responsible to provide for an opportunity to appeal to the Board or to a panel of the Board from the decision of a hearing officer.
With the assistance of its Executive Director and staff, the Board is responsible for:all actions necessary or appropriate to collect fines imposed under this subtitle; and
all bookkeeping, accounting, and revenue reconciliations.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §297
Ord. 98-326
The Executive Director of the Board is appointed by the Mayor in accordance with <cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="IV|§6">Article IV, § 6 of the City Charter</cite>.
The Executive Director is entitled to the compensation provided in the Ordinance of Estimates.
The Executive Director may appoint the assistants, hearing officers, and other employees needed to properly perform the work of the Board, as provided in the Ordinance of Estimates.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §298
Ord. 98-326
The Board has full authority to enforce, in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle, the sanitation, environmental, health, safety, and other quality-of-life provisions of law listed in <cite data-path="|1|§40-14">§ 40-14 of this subtitle</cite>, including any rules and regulations adopted under them.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §299
Ord. 98-326
Subject to Title 4 {“Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations”} of the <cite data-path="|general">City General Provisions Article</cite>, the Board must adopt and, from time to time, may amend rules and regulations necessary or appropriate to carry out its powers and duties under this subtitle.
These rules and regulations must include:procedures for the issuance and enforcement of environmental citations for violations of the laws, rules, and regulations subject to the Board’s jurisdiction;
procedures for the adjudication of these violations, including the conduct of hearings and appeals by hearing officers, panels of the Board, or the full Board; and
procedures for enforcement of any abatement order that is contained in a citation or made part of an order or decision of a hearing officer, panel of the Board, or the full Board.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §300
Ord. 98-326
Text Conformed 02/09/21
By authority of Ordinance 20-431, Section 5, the Director of Legislative Reference, in consultation with the Law Department, has conformed the text of subsection (a) to refer expressly to the requirements of the recently-enacted Administrative Procedure Act that, effective January 15, 2021, governs the proposal, adoption, and publication of administrative rules and regulations.
The Board must prescribe the form and wording of environmental citations.
In addition to any other matters that the Board prescribes, an environmental citation must include:the name, if known, of the person cited;
the violation with which the person is cited, including a reference to the specific law in question;
the manner and time in which the person must either:pay the prepayable fine prescribed for the violation; or
request a hearing on the violation;
the time within which the violation, if ongoing, must be abated; and
a notice that failure to act in the manner and time stated in the citation may result in a default decision and order entered against the person.
An environmental citation must be:issued by a Code Enforcement Officer; and
served on the person cited by 1 of the following methods:in person;
certified mail, return receipt requested;
delivery to a person of suitable age and discretion who resides at the cited person’s last known address; or
for service on an occupant of the premises at which the violation occurred:posting on the main entrance of the premises; and
mailing by regular mail to the person cited, at that person’s last known address.
When issued and served, the citation or a copy of it:constitutes full and complete notice of the violation cited in it;
if abatement is ordered, constitutes a full and complete notice of the order of abatement; and
if sworn to or affirmed, is prima facie evidence of the facts contained in it.
A single document may be used to issue two or more separately numbered citations.
An electronic signature may be used to execute a citation and to serve as an affirmation, under penalties of perjury, that the facts stated in the citation are true.
The original or a copy of the citation must be filed and retained in the records of the Board.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §301
Ord. 98-326
Ord. 02-362
Ord. 07-425
Ord. 12-084
Ord. 16-503
Any person cited under an environmental citation is conclusively considered to have admitted liability for the violation cited and responsibility for abating the violation if, within the time allowed by the rules of the Board, the person:neither pays the prescribed prepayable fine nor requests a hearing on the violation; or
having requested a hearing, fails to appear on a designated hearing date.
Under either of the circumstances described in subsection (a) of this section, the Board may:render a default decision and order against the person cited; and
impose an aggregate civil penalty that is equal to:the amount of the prepayable fine prescribed for the violation; plus
an additional, default penalty equal to the lesser of:50% of the prescribed prepayable fine for every 30 days that, after notice of default is mailed under subsection (c) of this section, the citation remains unsatisfied;
2 times the prescribed prepayable fine; or
$1,000.
Before an order based on a default becomes final, the Board must notify the respondent, by first-class mail, of:the default decision and order;
the amount of all penalties imposed; and
the right of the respondent, within 30 days of the notice, to avoid a final judgment and collection proceedings by requesting a stay of default for good cause shown and a determination on the request.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §302
Ord. 98-326
Ord. 18-148
The Board, acting by or through its hearing officers, panels of the Board, and other authorized agents:must conduct hearings and other proceedings for adjudicating violations of the laws, rules, and regulations enforced by it; and
has full authority to render decisions and orders, as well as impose the civil penalties provided by law for those violations.
Unless otherwise specified by the Board, every decision of a hearing officer or panel of the Board from which no timely appeal is taken to the Board constitutes a final decision of the Board.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §303
Ord. 98-326
A person who, after having exhausted all administrative remedies available, is aggrieved by a final decision of the Board under this subtitle may seek judicial review of that decision by petition to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in accordance with the Maryland Rules of Procedure.
A party to the judicial review may appeal the court’s final judgment to the Court of Special Appeals in accordance with the Maryland Rules of Procedure.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §304
Ord. 98-326
Ord. 04-672
Ord. 19-332
Any civil penalty imposed on a person by the Board, whether on hearing, on default, or otherwise:is a personal debt owed by that person to the City; and
if the offense involves real property owned by that person, creates a lien on that property in favor of the City.
All penalties and liens incurred under this subtitle:are collectible from and enforceable against any of the assets of the person who incurred the penalty; and
may be collected and enforced in the same way that the City collects and enforces other debts due to it or liens in its favor.
All penalties and liens incurred under this subtitle have priority over all other liens and encumbrances, except taxes or other government assessments.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §305
Ord. 98-326
The Board may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of any decision, order, or subpoena issued by the Board.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §306
Ord. 98-326
The issuance of an environmental citation does not preclude pursuit of any other remedy or enforcement action authorized by law.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §307
Ord. 98-326
The jurisdiction and authority of the Board extends to each of the provisions of the Baltimore City Code that are specified in subsection (e) of this section, as those provisions may be amended from time to time, including any rules and regulations adopted under them from time to time.
The basic prepayable civil fine for violation of a provision is as specified next to the listing of that provision in subsection (e) of this section.
The basic prepayable fine is doubled, however, on any environmental citation that is issued to a person if, within the past 12 months:a final order of the Board, whether issued on hearing, on default, or otherwise, imposed a penalty on that person for a violation of the same provision; or
that person prepaid an environmental citation for a violation of the same provision.
If a provision of law provides that the continuation or recurrence of a violation constitutes a separate offense, a separate environmental citation may be issued for each separate offense.
The payment of a penalty under this subtitle does not relieve the offender of the duty to fully abate and correct any continuing violation or other unlawful act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the City Code to the contrary, notice need not be given before issuance and enforcement of an environmental citation for any of the provisions listed in subsection (e) of this section.
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<td>Subtitle 16. Ticket Sales - Charges by Operators and Agents</td>
<td>$750</td>
</tr>
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<td>Subtitle 17. Ticket Sales – Ticket Purchasing Software</td>
<td>$750</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 11. Fair Election Fund</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 26A. Labor Trafficking Notice Requirements</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Division I. Floodplain Management</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
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<td>Division VI. Miscellaneous</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td>Subtitle 62. Plastic Bag Reduction</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd offense in same 6-month period</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3rd or subsequent offense in same 6-month period</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<td colspan="2">Subtitle 4. Registration of Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings, Rooming Houses, and Vacant Structures</td>
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<td>Non-owner-occupied dwelling units</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rooming houses</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Vacant structures</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 5. Licensing of Rental Dwellings</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 5-4. License required</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 5-11. Posting license; license number</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 5-15. {Offenses there listed as cause for} Denial, suspension, or revocation of license</td>
<td>$750</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All other provisions</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 8. Rent Increases</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 12. Commercial Parking Facilities</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 13. Special-Event Parking Lots</td>
<td>$750</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 17. Street Vendors</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 21. Third-Party Food Delivery Platform</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 42. Human Trafficking Notice Requirements</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subsequent offense</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 42A. Temporary Shelter Human Trafficking Notice Requirements</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
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<td>Subtitle 43. Public Restrooms</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 48. Short-Term Residential Rentals</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 48-6. License required {for host}</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 48-16. {Operational requirements for} hosting platforms</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 48-21. {Offenses there listed as cause for} denial, suspension, or revocation of license</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
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<td>All other provisions</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
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</table>
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<tbody>
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<td>§ 1-2. Placement {of advertising circulars} without permission</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd offense</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3rd or subsequent offense</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 7-2. Vehicle alarms: Prohibited devices</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 8. Burglar Alarms - Registration and Regulation</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 8-8. False alarm fees.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Failure to pay-</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Residential users</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Non-residential users</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All other provisions.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Users</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Contractors, Monitors, Others</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 14-2. Drinking or possessing open containers in public places – In general</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 14-3. Drinking or possessing open containers in public places – Parents or guardians of minors</td>
<td>$150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 32-3. Sales to minors [in proximity to liquor stores]</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 32-4. Inducing minor to purchase</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 32-5. False representation by minor</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense</td>
<td>$150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 41-2. Outdoor telephones: Prohibited placement</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 45-2. Signs on or affecting public property: Posting prohibited</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 50-1. Obstructing street: racing or stunt driving</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 50-2. Obstructing street, etc., or gutter</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
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<td>§ 50-3. Merchandise projecting from building</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
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<td>§ 51-2. Compliance with park rules</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd offense</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3rd or subsequent offense</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
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</table>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td>§ 2-1. Mixed refuse: Receptacles</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Residential properties</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Commercial properties</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 2-2. Mixed refuse: Handling</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Residential properties</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Commercial properties</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 4-1 or § 4-2. Receptacles on collection days</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Residential properties</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Commercial properties</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
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</table>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td>§ 21-1. Rules and regulations {to protect water supply and facilities}</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Watershed Regulations</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Polluting or depositing trash, etc., in reservoir waters or tributaries</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Trespassing or otherwise entering or traversing property in violation of rule or regulation</td>
<td>$150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Boating without a required permit or otherwise in violation of rule or regulation</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hunting without a required permit or otherwise in violation of rule or regulation</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fishing without a required permit or otherwise in violation of rule or regulation</td>
<td>$60</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Other recreational activity (horseback riding, bicycling, picnicking, etc.) in violation of rule or regulation</td>
<td>$60</td>
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<tr>
<td>Smoking except where expressly allowed</td>
<td>$75</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All other violations</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All other rules and regulations of Department to protect water supply and facilities</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 21-2. Suspension, etc., of certain uses</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 21-3. Injuring fire hydrants</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 21-4. Wrongful use after cut-off</td>
<td>$150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 21-5. Refusal of entry</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 21-6. Interference with equipment; illegal use of water</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
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</table>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 6. Building Address Numbers</td>
<td>$25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 23. Underground Conduit System</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 14. Valet Parking</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Part II. Valet Operator’s License</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 14-7. License required</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 14-8(c). Liability insurance {required}</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Part III. Valet Parking Zone Permit</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 14-16. Permit required</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Part IV. Standards of Operation</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 14-31. Licensed operator {required}</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 14-32. {Authorized} locations and hours</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$400</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 14-33. {Required, prohibited uses of} valet parking zones</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 14-34(a). Attendants’ qualifications</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$400</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 14-35. Transporting and parking vehicles</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 14-36. {Required} signage</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 14-37. Permit and operator’s license {available for} inspection</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">§ 14-41(3). Operators: Providing valet services in way that endangers public safety</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">§ 14-41(4). Operators: Providing valet services that unreasonably disrupt vehicular or pedestrian traffic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">§ 14-42(3). Hosts: Providing or allowing valet services in way that endangers public safety</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">§ 14-42(4). Hosts: Providing or allowing valet services that unreasonably disrupt vehicular or pedestrian traffic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">§ 14-43. Any other violation that is cause for suspending or revoking a license or permit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd or subsequent offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 16. Use-of-the-Road Regulations</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 16-5. Repairing vehicles on streets</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>As a motor vehicle repair service on a public street or footway</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1<sup>st</sup> offense</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subsequent offense</td>
<td>$350</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All other violations</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1<sup>st</sup> offense</td>
<td>$25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subsequent offense</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 16-12. Vehicles on sidewalks</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 38. Dockless Vehicles</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 38-7(b)(2). Exceeding the maximum number or type of dockless vehicles permitted to operate</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 38-8(a). Operating a dockless-vehicle-for-hire business without a permit</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 38-12. Failure of provider to provide required data or reports</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 38-15. Failure of provider to notify of data breach</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 38-18. Unlawful operation of e-bike or e-scooter</td>
<td>$20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 38-19. Unlawful parking of dockless vehicle</td>
<td>$20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 38-21. Display of advertisements on dockless vehicles</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 38-22. Provider operational responsibilities:</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Item (1). Failure to maintain 24-hour customer service phone support</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Item (2). Failure to remove dockless vehicles from public rights-of-way between dusk and dawn, as determined in rules and regulations</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Item (3). Failure to ensure that dockless vehicles are parked as required by law, rule, or regulation</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Item (4). Failure to remove or reposition illegally parked dockless vehicles within required time</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Item (5). Failure to ensure that dockless vehicles adhere to national safety standards</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Item (6). Failure to ensure that provider operations adhere to equitable access requirements</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Item (7). Failure to comply with any other requirement established by the Director</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>§ 19-101. Prohibited Conduct</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>§ 105.11. Post-work proof of disposal</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 114.14. Work without permit</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 115.3. Stop-work order: Unlawful continuance</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 123.8. Failure to comply with notice or citation</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Unsafe structures {§ 116}</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Vacant building unsecured {§ 116.3}</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Vacant building with high grass and weeds {§ 116.4.3(3)(c)}</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Vacant building with roof damage {§ 116.4.3(3)(d)}</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Condemnation proceedings {§ 120}</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All other notices (excluding citations)</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subsequent Citation - Unsafe Structure - Additional Fine - Subsequent Offense within 12 months {§ 123.8.4}</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 1210.4 Diaper-Changing Amenities</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 1504.9 Performance requirements</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 3302.2. Construction Safeguards: Waste and debris</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 3808. Traffic-Mitigation Enforcement</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>§ 108.6. Maintenance: Overcrowding</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1-99 persons over capacity</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>100-199 persons over capacity</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>200 or more persons over capacity</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 918.4 Telephone Access to City’s 9-1-1 System: General</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd and subsequent offenses</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 111.1 Unsafe buildings: General</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 1001.2. Means of Egress: Minimum requirements</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<strong>
<em>
<cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 25-067" data-path="|codes|VII">Property Maintenance Code</cite>
</em>
</strong>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Chapter 3. General Requirements</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.4. Structural members</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.5. Foundation walls</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.7. Roofs and drainage</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.10. Stairways, floors, decks</td>
<td>$300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.12. Handrails and guards</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.13. Window, skylight, and door frames</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.15. Doors</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.15.2. Interior (Doors)</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.20. Interior surfaces</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.23. Exhaust vents</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.28. Rat proofing</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.29. Equipment</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 304.30. Fire protection</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 305.5.1. Motor vehicles and trailers: Registered owner responsible</td>
<td>$150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 307.1. General</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 307.3. Walls, ceilings, and openings</td>
<td>$150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 307.7. Pest control</td>
<td>$150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All other provisions</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Residential properties</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Commercial properties</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<strong>
<em>
<cite data-doc="City of Balt., Md., Ord. 25-067" data-path="|codes|X">International Residential Code</cite>
</em>
</strong>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>§ 905.18 Reflectance</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Title 3: Health Facilities</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 5: Limited-Service Pregnancy Centers</td>
<td>$150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Title 4: Disease Control</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 6: Screening for Lead Poisoning</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 4-601. Parental Responsibility</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Title 5: Nuisance Control</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 2: Nuisance Abatement</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 5-210. Abatement notice</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 4: Lead-Based Paint</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 5: Bodily Wastes</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 5-501. Spitting</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 5-503. Urinating, etc. - In general</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 5-504. Urinating, etc. - Parents</td>
<td>$150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 7: Weeds</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Title 6: Food Service Facilities</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 2: License Required</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 6-201. In general</td>
<td>$300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 5: Miscellaneous Regulations</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 6-506. Litter and rubbish prohibited</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 6-508. Polystyrene foam products</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All other provisions</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Title 7: Waste Control</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 2: Solid Waste Collection</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 4: Landfills</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 6: Prohibited Disposal</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 7: Littering</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Title 8: Air Pollution</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 3: Gas-Powered Debris Removal Equipment</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 8-303. Prohibition of gas-powered debris removal equipment</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subsequent offense</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Title 9: Noise Regulation</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 2: Basic Sound Level Standards</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 3: Entertainment and Commercial Noise</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 4: Amplified Sounds in Market Center</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Title 10: Animal Control and Protection</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 1: General Provisions</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 10-112. Obstructing, etc., officer; False Statements</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 2: Licensing</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Part I. Dog and Cat Licenses</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Part II. Facility Licenses</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Animal fanciers</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All other facilities</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 3: General Care and Control</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 10-301. Rabies – Vaccinations</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 10-302. Rabies – Possible exposure</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 10-303. Humane care required</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 10-307. Restraints required</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1st offense</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2nd offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$400</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3rd offense within 12 months of 1st</td>
<td>$600</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 10-313. Animal waste</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All other provisions</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 4: Animal Protection</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 5: Public Nuisance Animals</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 6: Wild Animals, etc.; Prohibited Animals</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 7: Attack Dogs; Dangerous and Vicious Animals</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 10-701. Attack dogs</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 10-702. Dangerous animals</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 10-706. Vicious animals – Keeping prohibited</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 9: Horse Riding and Driving</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>§ 10-918. Sick or injured horses</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>All other provisions</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Title 11: Swimming Pools</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 3: Public Swimming Pools</td>
<td>$200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Title 12: Tobacco Products and Smoking Devices</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 1: Indoor Smoking</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Person smoking</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Employer, other person in charge</td>
<td>$750</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 2: Sale of Unpackaged Cigarettes</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 4: Placement of Tobacco Products and Smoking Devices</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 5: Unlawful Distribution</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 6: Flavored Tobacco Wrappings</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 7: Mobile Vendors</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 8: Smoking Near Playgrounds</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 9: Nicotine Replacement Therapy Products</td>
<td>$100</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 10: Tobacco Product Use in Stadiums</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Non-professional sporting event</td>
<td>$50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Professional sporting event</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Title 15: Ephedrine Products</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 2: Distribution to Minors</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 3: Product Placement</td>
<td>$500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Title 16: Psychoactive Substances</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Subtitle 2: Prohibited Conduct</td>
<td>$1,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Title 19: Pesticides</td>
<td>$250</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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