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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="12-814.3" title_number="12" title_name="Building and Material Codes; Other Safety Provisions" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Elevator Safety">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If, after investigation, the Commissioner determines that an owner violated the Safety Code or a regulation adopted by the Commissioner under Part II of this subtitle, the Commissioner may assess and collect a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each elevator unit in violation of the Safety Code or regulations.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In determining the amount of the penalty, the Commissioner shall consider:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the gravity of the violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the owner’s good faith; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the owner’s history of violations under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If, after investigation, the Commissioner determines that an owner willfully or repeatedly violated the Safety Code or a regulation adopted by the Commissioner under Part II of this subtitle, the Commissioner may assess and collect double the administrative penalties set forth in subsection (a) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If, after the issuance of a final order affirming a violation of the Safety Code or a regulation adopted by the Commissioner under Part II of this subtitle, an owner fails to correct the violation within 10 days, the Commissioner may impose a civil penalty, not exceeding $1,000 for each day a violation continues, against the owner.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Each civil penalty shall be paid into the General Fund of the State.</text>
  </level>
</section>
