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Sec. 30-3. Penalty for violations of section 30-1.

Montgomery County, Md., Code § 30-3 (2026)

Sec. 30-3. Penalty for violations of section 30-1.Copy Citation

(a)
Any violation of Section 30-1 or any regulation issued under it is a class A violation.
(b)
Notwithstanding Section 1-19, for any violation of Section 30-1 occurring at a residential property, the civil penalty must be in an amount not to exceed $5,000, except that this Section 30-3(b) does not apply when the entire gain or profit derived from the prohibited activity directly benefits an organization registered under a following section of the Internal Revenue Code: § 501(c)(3), § 501(c)(4), § 501(c)(5), § 501(c)(6), § 501(c)(7); § 501(c)(8); § 501(c)(10); § 501(c)(19); § 501(k); or § 527.
(c)
Notwithstanding Section 1-19, for any violation of a following section occurring at a residential property during the same occurrence as a violation of Section 30-1, the civil penalty for each violation must be in an amount not to exceed $5,000, except that this Section 30-3(c) does not apply when the entire gain or profit derived from the prohibited activity directly benefits an organization registered under a following section of the Internal Revenue Code: § 501(c)(3), § 501(c)(4), § 501(c)(5), § 501(c)(6), § 501(c)(7); § 501(c)(8); § 501(c)(10); § 501(c)(19); § 501(k); or § 527:
(1)
Section 31B-5;
(2)
Section 59.3.1.6 of the Zoning Ordinance; or
(3)
Section 59.3.5.10 of the Zoning Ordinance.