Any violation of County law that is identified as a Class A, B, or C violation may be punished as a misdemeanor by a fine of not more than the amount shown below, or by confinement in the County jail for not longer than the time shown below, or by both the fine and confinement, in the discretion of the court, in which the violator is convicted. Any violation may, in the alternative and at the discretion of the enforcing agency, be punishable as a civil violation under Section 1-18. The civil penalty must be in the amount shown below, unless a lower amount for a specific violation is set by an executive regulation adopted under method (1).
Criminal Violation
Civil Violation Maximum Penalty
Class
Maximum Fine
Maximum Jail Term
Initial Offense
Repeat Offense
A
$1000
6 months
$500
$750
B
$200
30 days
$100
$150
C
$50
None if fine is paid; 10 days otherwise
$50
$75
If no penalty is specified for taking any action prohibited by County law or failing to take any action required by County law, that action or failure to act is a Class A violation. (1983 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 2; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 1A; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 3; FY 1991 L.M.C., ch. 10, § 2; CY 1991, ch. 18, § 1.)
Editor's note—The above section is cited in DeReggi Construction Company v. Mate, 130 Md.App. 648, 747 A.2d 743 (2000) and Jakanna Woodworks, Inc. v. Montgomery County 344 Md. 584, 689 A.2d 65 (1997).
See County Attorney Opinion dated discussing the circumstances in which the Inspector General may access personnel records without the employee’s consent.
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