§ 12-607
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§12–607.
(1)In this subsection, “officer” includes a superintendent, manager, and agent of a corporation regardless of whether it engages in the business of providing plumbing services.
(2)A person, including an officer, who violates any provision of the following sections of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each day or part of each day that the violation continues:
(i)§ 12-602;
(ii)§ 12-603; and
(iii)§ 12-604.
(1)A person who violates any provision of the following sections of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both for each day or part of each day that the violation continues:
(i)§ 12–601;
(ii)except as provided in paragraph
(2)of this subsection, § 12–605; and
(iii)§ 12–606.
(2)This subsection does not apply to a violation of any prohibition on the sale or installation of a fixture or other device that is not water–conserving.
(c)Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of § 12-501(a) of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
(1)In addition to any other penalties under this title, the Board may impose on a person who violates any provision of this subtitle a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation.
(2)In setting the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider:
(i)the gravity of the violation;
(ii)the good faith of the violator;
(iii)the quantity and gravity of previous violations by the same violator;
(iv)the harm caused to the complainant, the public, and the plumbing profession;
(v)the assets of the violator; and
(vi)any other factors that the Board considers relevant.