# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 15 — Family Child Care

### Chapter 13 — Inspections, Complaints, and Enforcement

#### Regulation .08 Penalties.

*COMAR 13A.15.13.08*

A. An individual found to be operating a family child care home without a valid family child care registration is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:

  (1) $1,500 for the first violation; and

  (2) $2,500 for a second or subsequent violation.

B. The office may institute legal proceedings to:

  (1) Enjoin any individual not registered who is providing family child care from continuing to operate; or

  (2) Ask a court in the jurisdiction of the family child care home to impose a fine of up to the maximum amount permitted by law on an individual found to be operating in violation of this subtitle.