# Environment (GEN)

## Title 6. Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances

### Subtitle 3. Lead-Based Paint

#### Section 6-302

(a) A person who violates any provision of Sec. 6-301 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or both.

(b)

  (1) A person who violates Sec. 6-303 of this subtitle or any regulation adopted under Sec. 6-303 of this subtitle is subject to an administrative penalty of up to $250 per violation, not exceeding $10,000.

  (2) The administrative penalty under this subsection shall be assessed with consideration given to:

    (i) The willfulness of the violation and the extent to which the violation was known to the violator but uncorrected by the violator;

    (ii) The extent to which the violation resulted in actual harm to human health;

    (iii) The nature and degree of injury to or interference with general welfare and health; and

    (iv) The extent to which the current violation is part of a recurrent pattern of the same or similar type of violation committed by the violator.

(c) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense under this section.

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