Md. Code, Local Gov't § 12-804
Md. Code, Local Gov't § 12-804
Maryland · Maryland Code, Local Government · Status: effective
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- Md. Code, Local Gov't § 12-804, Maryland, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-29, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1782489
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(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.