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Home » US Law » 2022 Maryland Statutes » Local Government » Division III - Counties » Title 12 - Other Powers of Counties -- Generally » Subtitle 8 - Public Safety » Section 12-804 – Violations of County Ordinances in St. Mary’s County

    (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.