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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="13-202" title_number="13" title_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Civil Liability">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “safety violation” means a condition or activity likely to cause injury or harm to an individual or property.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section does not apply to a safety violation by a gas company that is subject to § 13–203 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a public service company that violates a provision of this division that relates to safety is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $25,000 for each violation for each day that the violation persists.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For a common carrier, the maximum civil penalty may not exceed $500 for each violation or related series of violations stemming from a single safety inspection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>In determining the amount of a civil penalty imposed under this section, the Commission shall consider the:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the public service company;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>number of previous violations of this article by the public service company;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>gravity of the current violation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>good faith of the public service company in attempting to achieve compliance after notification of the violation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The public service company involved may request reconsideration of a penalty imposed under this section within 30 days after the date of notification of the determination.</text>
  </level>
</section>
