MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

2015

COMMISSIONER MAY OBTAIN A REVIEW OF THE ORDER IN

CONFORMITY WITH THE PROCEDURE PRESCRIBED IN THE MARYLAND
RULES OF PROCEDURE AND IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
ACT.

(B) REVIEW NOT STAY OF COMMISSIONER'S ORDER.

THE COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS UNDER   SUBSECTION(A)

OF THIS SECTION, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY ORDERED BY THE

COURT, DOES NOT OPERATE AS A STAY OF THE     COMMISSIONER'S
ORDER.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 32A, §35.

The only changes are technical changes in
style.

The Administrative Procedure Act is contained
in Art. 41, §§ 244 et seq. of the Code.

PENALTIES.

PENALTIES; DEFENSES.

(1)       ANY PERSON WHO WILLFULLY VIOLATES ANY
PROVISION OF THIS TITLE, EXCEPT §11-303 OF THIS
SUBTITLE, OR WHO WILLFULLY VIOLATES ANY RULE OR ORDER
UNDER THIS TITLE, OR WHO WILLFULLY VIOLATES §11-303 OF
THIS SUBTITLE KNOWING THE STATEMENT MADE TO BE FALSE OR
MISLEADING IN ANY MATERIAL RESPECT, ON CONVICTION IS
SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $5,000 OR IMPRISONMENT
NOT EXCEEDING THREE YEARS OR BOTH;

(2)            A PERSON MAY NOT BE IMPRISONED FOR THE
VIOLATION OF ANY RULE OF ORDER IF HE PROVES THAT HE HAD
NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RULE OR ORDER.

(3)           AN INDICTMENT OR INFORMATION MAY NOT BE

RETURNED UNDER THIS TITLE MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AFTER THE
ALLEGED VIOLATION.

(B)       STATE'S ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS.

THE COMMISSIONER MAY REFER AVAILABLE EVIDENCE

CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF THIS TITLE OR OF ANY RULE OR
ORDER UNDER THIS TITLE TO THE STATE'S ATTORNEY WHO,
WITH OR WITHOUT THE REFERENCE, MAY INSTITUTE THE
APPROPRIATE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER THIS TITLE.

(C)       STATE'S POWER TO PUNISH CONDUCT NOT LIMITED.

NOTHING IN THIS TITLE LIMITS THE POWER OF THIS
STATE TO PUNISH ANY PERSON FOR ANY CONDUCT WHICH

11-705.
(A)