# State Government (GSG)

## Title 10. Governmental Procedures

### Subtitle 10. Civil Penalties

#### Section 10-1001

(a) In this section, "unit" means an officer or other entity in the Executive Branch.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by statute or regulation, a unit of State government authorized by law to impose a civil penalty up to a specific dollar amount for violation of any statute or regulation shall consider the following in setting the amount of the penalty:

  (1) the severity of the violation for which the penalty is to be assessed;

  (2) the good faith of the violator; and

  (3) any history of prior violations.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)