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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 5-709 Penalties.">
  <section prefix="§" num="5-709" heading="Penalties.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to the penalties specified in this section.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Basic penalty: $500.">Except as specified in subsection (c) of this section, the penalty for a violation is a fine of not more than $500 for each offense.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Violation after notice: $1,000.">For a person who receives a notice under §5-704 {“Notice to person in charge”} of this subtitle and fails to comply with that notice, the penalty is a fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §161(2nd par.)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
