§ 1-1304
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§1–1304.
(a)In this section, “civil penalty” means a civil fine or other monetary penalty administratively imposed.
(b)Unless otherwise provided by statute, ordinance, or regulation, an officer or unit of a county, municipality, bicounty agency, or board of license commissioners authorized by law to impose a civil penalty up to a specific dollar amount for violation of a statute, ordinance, or regulation shall consider the following in setting the amount of the civil penalty:
(1)the severity of the violation;
(2)the good faith of the violator; and
(3)any history of prior violations.