# Business Occupations and Professions (GBO)

## Title 4. Barbers

### Subtitle 6. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

#### Section 4-607

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this title, the Board may impose on a person who violates any provision of this title a penalty not exceeding $1,000 for all violations cited on a single day.

(b) In setting the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider:

  (1) the seriousness of the violation;

  (2) the harm caused by the violation;

  (3) the good faith of the violator;

  (4) any history of previous violations by the violator; and

  (5) any other relevant factors.

(c) The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this section into the General Fund of the State.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)