§ 10-1001. Definitions; considerations in setting amount of penalty

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

(b) Considerations in setting amount of penalty. -- 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.

HISTORY: 1993, ch. 213; 2009, ch. 668.

                    
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