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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-11A-22" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="11A" subtitle_name="On–site Wastewater Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Instead of or in addition to any other penalties under this title, the Board may impose a civil penalty on a person who violates § 9–11A–20 of this subtitle in an amount not exceeding $1,000 per day for all violations cited on a single day.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In setting the amount of the civil penalty, the Board shall consider:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The seriousness of the violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The harm caused by the violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The good faith of the violator;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>History of previous violations by the violator; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Other relevant factors.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If a violator fails to pay a civil penalty within 30 days of its imposition by the Board, the matters shall be forwarded to the Central Collection Unit in the Department of Budget and Management for the collection of the civil penalty.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this section into the On–Site Wastewater Professionals Fund established under § 9–11A–11 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
