PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                   H.B. 1

and subject to the penalties prescribed in § 26-20 of this article. [Any such prosecution must
be commenced within three years of the date on which the report or statement was originally
due.]

26-16.

(c) (1) It shall he the duty of the State's Attorney of Baltimore City and of the
State's Attorney of each county of this State to prosecute, by the regular course of criminal
procedure, any person whom [he may believe] THE STATES ATTORNEY BELIEVES to be
guilty of having wilfully violated any of the provisions of this section within the city or county
for which said State's Attorney may be acting as such.

(2) THE STATE PROSECUTOR MAY PROSECUTE, BY THE REGULAR COURSE
OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, IN ANY JURISDICTION OF THE STATE, ANY PERSON WHOM
THE STATE PROSECUTOR BELIEVES TO BE GUILTY OF HAVING WILLFULLY VIOLATED
ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION

26-20.

(A) [Any] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 26-15 OF THIS SUBTITLE. ANY person who
KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY violates any of the provisions of this subtitle is guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than [one thousand dollars
($1,000.00)] $25,000, or be imprisoned for not more than [one] 1 year, or both, in the

discretion of the court.

(B) If a different penalty is specifically prescribed for violation of any section in this
subtitle and expressly set forth therein, the specific penalty applies and the penally set forth in

this section does not apply.

26-20A.

(A) (1) ANY PERSON WHO, WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE ILLEGALITY OF THE
ACT VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL PAY A CIVIL FINE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBSECTIONS (B)
THROUGH (G) OF THIS SECTION.

(2) THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE IMPOSED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY NOT
EXCEED $5.000.

(3) AN INFRACTION UNDER THIS SECTION IS A CIVIL OFFENSE.

(4) IF A DIFFERENT PENALTY IS SPECIFICALLY PRESCRIBED FOR
VIOLATION OF ANY SECTION IN THIS SUBTITLE AND EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN
THE SPECIFIC PENALTY APPLIES AND THE PENALTY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION DOES
NOT APPLY.

(B) (1) WHEN THE STATE PROSECUTOR OR THE STATES ATTORNEY FOR A
COUNTY, OR BOTH DETERMINE THAT A PERSON HAS UNINTENTIONALLY, AND WITHOUT
CRIMINAL INTENT. VIOLATED A PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE. THE STATE PROSECUTOR
OR THE STATES ATTORNEY, OR BOTH. SHALL CAUSE TO BE ISSUED A CIVIL CITATION TO
EACH PERSON WHO COMMITTED THE OFFENSE THE CITATION SHALL CONTAIN:

(I) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON CHARGED:
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