# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 7. Farm Labor Contractors

### Subtitle 5

#### Section 7-506

(a) Subject to the limitations in this section, the Commissioner may assess a civil penalty against a person who willfully or repeatedly violates:

  (1) any provision of this title;

  (2) any order passed under this title; or

  (3) any regulation adopted to carry out this title.

(b) A civil penalty under this section may not exceed $5,000 for each violation.

(c)

  (1) Before the Commissioner assesses a civil penalty against an agricultural operation, the Commissioner shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty in relation to:

    (i) the size of the business;

    (ii) any good faith effort to comply with Sec. 7-503 of this subtitle; and

    (iii) the history of previous violations.

  (2) Before the Commissioner assesses a civil penalty against a farm labor contractor, the Commissioner shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty in relation to:

    (i) the size of the business;

    (ii) the gravity of the violation;

    (iii) the good faith of the farm labor contractor; and

    (iv) the history of previous violations in this State or in any other state that relate to licensing or to the treatment of a migrant agricultural worker.

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