# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 3. Amusement Attractions

### Subtitle 5. Prohibited Acts; Penalties

#### Section 3-502

If an amusement owner willfully violates this title or an order passed or regulation adopted under this title and a member of the public dies as a result of the violation, the amusement owner is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to:

(1) for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $2,500 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both; or

(2) for a subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

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