# Subdivision 2. Civil Violations and Fines

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.

## Subdivision 2. Civil Violations and Fines

### Sec. 28-220. Civil violations

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 28-220 (2026)

(a) Any person who violates any provision of the Housing Code shall, upon citation issued pursuant to Subdivision 3, be deemed to have committed a civil violation and shall pay to the County a civil monetary fine in the amount prescribed by Section 28-221.

  (1) Each separate day of violation that remains uncorrected is a distinct civil violation subject to an additional citation and fine in the amount prescribed by Section 28-221.

  (2) The penalty provided in Section 13-115 of the County Code shall not apply to enforcement of the Housing Code when the procedures of Division 2, Subtitle 28 are invoked.

### Sec. 28-221. Schedule of civil monetary fines

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 28-221 (2026)

(a) The civil monetary fine for each civil violation of the Housing Code shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), except as provided in Subsection (b).

(b) For a repeated civil violation, at the same location, within a thirty-six month period, the following fines shall apply:

  | 2nd violation | $500.00 |
  | --- | --- |
  | Each subsequent violation | $1,000.00 |

### Sec. 28-222 through 28-229. Reserved

Prince George's County, Md., Code §§ 28-222–28-229 (2026)