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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="5-902" title_number="5" title_name="Maryland Public Ethics Law" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Enforcement">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The court may compel compliance with the Ethics Commission’s order by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>issuing an order to cease and desist from the violation; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>granting other injunctive relief.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The court may also:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>impose a fine:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>not exceeding $5,000 for a violation of this title;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>with each day that the violation occurs being a separate offense; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>which shall be paid to the State Treasurer and deposited in the General Fund; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, void an official act of an official or employee if:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the official or employee had a conflict of interest that is prohibited by this title;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the act arose from or concerned the subject matter of the conflict;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>the proceeding was brought within 90 days after the act occurred; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>the court determines that the conflict had an impact on the act.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The court may not void an official act that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>appropriates public funds;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>imposes a tax; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>provides for the issuance of a bond, a note, or any other evidence of public obligation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>After hearing the case, the court may grant all or part of the relief sought.</text>
  </level>
</section>
