Section 10-1001 - Definitions; considerations in setting amount of penalty.
§ 10-1001. Definitions; considerations in setting amount of penalty.
(a) Definitions.- In this section, "unit" means an officer or other entity in the Executive Branch.
(b) Considerations in setting amount of penalty.- Unless otherwise provided by statute or regulation, a unit of State government authorized by law to impose a civil penalty up to a specific dollar amount for violation of any statute or regulation shall consider the following in setting the amount of the penalty:
(1) the severity of the violation for which the penalty is to be assessed;
(2) the good faith of the violator; and
(3) any history of prior violations.
[1993, ch. 213; 2009, ch. 668.]