# Sec. 21-152. Penalties

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 21-152. Penalties

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 21-152 (2026)

(a) Any person who violates Section 21-142(g), Section 21-147, Section 21-149 or Section 21-149.01 of this Code is deemed to have committed a civil violation and shall pay to the County a civil monetary fine as prescribed in this Section.

(b) Each separate day of violation that remains uncorrected is a distinct civil violation subject to an additional citation and fine.

(c) The civil monetary fine for each civil violation of Section 21-142(g), Section 21-147, Section 21-149 or Section 21-149.01 shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), except as provided in Subsection (d) of this Section.

(d) For a repeated civil violation, the following fines shall apply:

  | 2nd violation | $500.00 |
  | --- | --- |
  | 3rd violation | $750.00 |
  | Each violation in excess of three (3) | $1,000.00 |

(e) In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other penalties prescribed in this Section, any person who violates Section 21-142(g), Section 21-147, Section 21-149 or Section 21-149.01 of this Code is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both.

(f) Any person who violates Section 2-384.01 and/or Section 21-113 of this Code is deemed to have committed a civil violation and is penalized as follows:

  (1) the first offense shall be a warning;

  (2) the second offense shall be a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and

  (3) each subsequent offense shall be a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

Each separate day of violation that remains uncorrected is a distinct civil violation subject to an additional citation and fine.