Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS |
TITLE 9. NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS |
SUBTITLE 4. PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTIES |
§ 9-407. Penalties; fines paid into General Fund
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(a) In general. -- A person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:
(1) A fine not exceeding $ 1,000 for a first offense; and
(2) A fine not exceeding $ 5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both for any subsequent violation of the same provision.
(b) Fines paid into General Fund. -- The Board shall pay any fine collected under this section into the General Fund of the State.
HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 776; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1994, ch. 272; 2005, ch. 247.