# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 12. Building and Material Codes; Other Safety Provisions

### Subtitle 3. Industrialized Buildings and Manufactured Homes

#### Section 12-313

(a)

  (1) A person may not violate this subtitle or a regulation adopted under this subtitle.

  (2) A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject for each violation to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

  (3) This subsection does not apply to a violation of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5409.

(b)

  (1) A person may not in the State violate 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5409 or a regulation adopted or order issued under it.

  (2) A person who violates this subsection is liable to the State for a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.

  (3) Each violation under this subsection is a separate violation with respect to each manufactured home or with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required by 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5409 or a regulation adopted or order issued under it.

  (4) A civil penalty under this subsection may not exceed $1,000,000 for any related series of violations occurring within 1 year after the date of the first violation.

(c)

  (1) An individual or a director, officer, or agent of a corporation may not in the State knowingly and willfully violate 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5409 in a manner that threatens the health or safety of a purchaser of a manufactured home.

  (2) A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.

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