These regulations apply whenever an administrative law judge intends to impose a financial penalty. In determining the amount of financial penalty to be imposed, an administrative law judge shall consider the following: The seriousness of the violation; The good faith of the violator; The harmful effect of the violation on the public or the harmful effect of the violator's actions on the investigatory process of the Commission on Human Relations; and The assets of the violator. State Government Article, §§10-204, 20-710(d), 20-1016, 20-1028, 20-1032, 20-1034, and 20-1036, Annotated Code of Maryland Effective date: Regulations .01 and .02 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 30, 1991 (18:17 Md. R. 1913); emergency status expired July 1, 1992 (Emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR) Regulations. 01 and .02 adopted effective August 30, 1993 (20:17 Md. R. 1350)