# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 17. Special Provisions -- State and Local Subdivisions

### Subtitle 8. Responsible Payment of Employee Health Care Expenses

#### Section 17-804

(a) A person or an entity may not provide false information under this subtitle.

(b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $2,500 and not exceeding $25,000 for each violation.

(c) An action for a civil penalty under this section may be brought by:

  (1) the unit that awarded the contract, in its own name;

  (2) the Attorney General, in the name of the State; or

  (3) a State's Attorney, in the name of the State.

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Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)