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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 35-2 Enforcement of notice.">
  <section prefix="§" num="35-2" heading="Enforcement of notice.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">Any one or a combination of the following actions may be taken to enforce a violation notice.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Stop work order.">If a violation persists after issuance of a violation notice, the Department may issue a stop work order for the site.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Bond forfeiture; other action.">If reasonable efforts to correct the violation have not been undertaken, the Department may:<para num="(1)">cause the performance bond or other security to be forfeited; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">refer the matter for legal action, including pursuit of criminal and civil penalties under &lt;cite data-path="|7|§35-9"&gt;§ 35-9 of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Civil liability.">In addition to any other sanction under this Division III, a person who fails to install or maintain erosion and sediment controls in accordance with an approved plan is liable in a civil action to the City or the State, as the case may be, for damages in an amount equal to double the cost of installing or maintaining the controls.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-095</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
