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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 23-2 Civil penalties.">
  <section prefix="§" num="23-2" heading="Civil penalties.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">
      <para num="(1)">Any person who violates any provision of  Subtitles 2 through 11 or of §§ &lt;cite data-path="|25|§1-4"&gt;1-4&lt;/cite&gt;, &lt;cite data-path="|25|§21-1"&gt;21-1&lt;/cite&gt;, or &lt;cite data-path="|25|§21-5|(d)"&gt;21-5(d)&lt;/cite&gt; of &lt;cite data-path="|25"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt;, a wastewater discharge permit condition, order, prohibition, effluent limitation, or pretreatment or toxicity standard shall be liable to a civil penalty of not less than $250 nor more than that allowed under state law for each day in which such violation occurs, plus actual damages incurred by the POTW.</para>
      <para num="(2)">In addition, the Director may recover reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and other expenses associated with the enforcement action, including sampling and analytical expenses.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Judicial considerations.">In determining the amount of liability, the court shall take into account all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to:<para num="(1)">the extent of harm caused by the violation;</para>
      <para num="(2)">its magnitude and duration;</para>
      <para num="(3)">any economic benefit gained through the user’s violation;</para>
      <para num="(4)">corrective actions by the user;</para>
      <para num="(5)">the compliance history of the user; and</para>
      <para num="(6)">any other factors as justice requires.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 25, §11(b)(2)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 75-941</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 91-775</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
