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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-631" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person may not willfully fail:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>to submit to the Attorney General a copy of all written terms and a summary of all oral terms of a notoriety of crimes contract described in § 11-622 of Part II of this subtitle; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>to pay over to the Attorney General any money or other consideration as this subtitle requires.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 for each offense and not exceeding 3 times the notoriety of crimes contract amount.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If two or more persons are subject to the penalties provided in this section, those persons shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the penalty imposed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>After notice and opportunity to be heard is provided, the Attorney General by order may assess the penalties described in this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A penalty assessed under this subsection that is not paid within 30 days after the date of the order shall bear interest at the rate of 1% per month, compounded monthly.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <level label="i">
        <text>An action to recover a civil penalty assessed under this subsection may be brought by the Attorney General in a court of competent jurisdiction within 6 years after the cause of action accrues.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any money recovered under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be paid into the State Victims of Crime Fund that is established under § 11-916 of this title.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
