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Maryland Code, Local Government § 12-804

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Notwithstanding Title 11, Subtitle 2 of the Land Use Article and any other provision of law, the County Commissioners of St. Mary's County may provide that:

(1) a violation of an ordinance is punishable as a misdemeanor and enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as a violation under § 6-101 of this article; and

(2) a violation of an ordinance is a civil infraction and shall be prosecuted in the same manner and to the same extent as provided for a municipal infraction under Title 6 of this article.

(b) Every day that a violation continues is a separate civil infraction.

(c) In addition to other remedies provided by this section, the county may bring an action for an injunction against a person who violates an ordinance, a rule, or a regulation to require the correction or elimination of a violation.

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