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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 34-9 Penalties.">
  <section prefix="§" num="34-9" heading="Penalties.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Parents, guardians, etc.">
      <para num="(1)">A parent who violates &lt;cite data-path="|19|§34-5"&gt;§ 34-5 {“Prohibited conduct of parents, guardians, etc.”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt; for the 1&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; time may be issued:<para num="(i)">a civil citation under City Code &lt;cite data-path="|1"&gt;Article 1&lt;/cite&gt;, Subtitle 41 {“Civil Citations”}; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">if the parent agrees to attend family counseling sessions with the minor at an agency approved by the City of Baltimore, a notice that a civil citation will be issued if the counseling sessions are not completed.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">A parent who violates &lt;cite data-path="|19|§34-5"&gt;§ 34-5 {“Prohibited conduct of parents, guardians, etc.”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt; after having received notice under § 34-8 {“Enforcement”} of a prior violation or after having been issued a civil citation or a notice under paragraph (1) of this subsection for a prior violation is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to 1 or more of the following, in the discretion of the court:<para num="(i)">a fine not to exceed $500 and costs; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">community service.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Operator of establishment.">Any operator of an establishment and any agent or employee of any operator who violates any provision of § 34-6 {“Prohibited conduct of establishments”}of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each violation.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Separate offenses.">Each violation of a provision of this subtitle constitutes a separate offense.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §96(a)(1)(ii), (c) - (e)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 75-1046</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 77-316</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 80-207</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 94-418</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 94-419</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 95-614</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-492</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 06-183</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 14-231</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
