Ch. 3

LAWS OF MARYLAND

1817 (1976). The General Assembly may wish to
consider deleting this prohibition.

Defined term: "Practice cosmetology" § 5-101

5-611. PENALTIES.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, A
PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS TITLE IS GUILTY OF A
MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING
$25.

(B)   INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.

A PERSON WHO VIOLATES § 5-609(C) OF THIS SUBTITLE IS GUILTY
OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT
EXCEEDING $500 OR IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 6 MONTHS OR BOTH.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 56, §
505(a) and, as they related to penalties, (b), (c),
and (d).

In subsection (a) of this section, the former minimum
penalties of $10 are deleted, to conform to the
statement of legislative policy in Art. 27, § 643 of
the Code, which sets forth the general rule that,
notwithstanding a statutory minimum penalty, a court
may impose a lesser penalty of the same character.
The District Court has exclusive original jurisdiction
over criminal offenses for which the penalty is less
than $2,500. In 1972, the power conferred under Art.
27, § 643 was extended to the District Court with
respect to crimes that existed at that time, including
former Art. 56, § 505, which was enacted by Ch. 282,
Acts of 1935, and amended by Ch. 704, Acts of 1947.

Defined term: "Person" § 1-101

SUBTITLE 7. SHORT TITLE; TERMINATION OF TITLE.

5-701. SHORT TITLE.

THIS TITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE "MARYLAND COSMETOLOGISTS
ACT" .

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language added to
conform to similar sections in other subtitles of this
article and to provide a convenient reference to this
subtitle.

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