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<baltimore-city-law heading="Chapter 4 – Penalties">
  <section prefix="§" num="28-122" heading="Administrative penalties.">
    <text>A contractor who fails to comply with any provision of this subtitle is subject to any or all of the following penalties:</text>
    <para num="(1)">suspension of contract;</para>
    <para num="(2)">withholding of funds;</para>
    <para num="(3)">rescission of contract based on material breach;</para>
    <para num="(4)">refusal to accept a bid;</para>
    <para num="(5)">disqualification of a bidder, contractor, or other business from eligibility for providing goods or services to the City for a period not to exceed 2 years; and</para>
    <para num="(6)">payment of liquidated damages.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-098</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-595</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="28-123" reserved="true" />
  <section prefix="§" num="28-124" heading="Criminal penalties.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Prohibited conduct.">No person may:<para num="(1)">fraudulently obtain, retain, attempt to obtain or retain, or aid another in fraudulently obtaining, retaining, or attempting to obtain or retain certification under this subtitle;</para>
      <para num="(2)">in any matter administered under this subtitle, willfully falsify, conceal, or cover up by a trick, scheme, or device a material fact or make any false writing or document knowing that it contains any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;</para>
      <para num="(3)">willfully obstruct, impede, or attempt to obstruct or impede an authorized official or employee who is investigating the qualifications of a business enterprise that has requested certification under this subtitle;</para>
      <para num="(4)">fraudulently obtain, attempt to obtain, or aid another in fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain public money to which the person is not entitled under this subtitle; or</para>
      <para num="(5)">make a false statement to any person or entity that another person or entity is or is not certified under this subtitle.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Penalties.">Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to imprisonment for not more than 1 year, to a fine of not more than $1,000, or to both imprisonment and fine.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 00-098</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-595</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
