(a) (1) In this subsection, 'officer' includes a superintendent, manager, and agent of a corporation regardless of whether it engages in the business of providing plumbing services. (2) A person, including an officer, who violates any provision of the following sections of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each day or part of each day that the violation continues: (i) § 12-602; (ii) § 12-603; and (iii) § 12-604. (b) (1) A person who violates any provision of the following sections of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both for each day or part of each day that the violation continues: (i) § 12–601; (ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, § 12–605; and (iii) § 12–606. (2) This subsection does not apply to a violation of any prohibition on the sale or installation of a fixture or other device that is not water–conserving. (c) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of § 12-501(a) of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not vice that is not water–conserving. (c) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of § 12-501(a) of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both. (d) (1) In addition to any other penalties under this title, the Board may impose on a person who violates any provision of this subtitle a penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation. (2) In setting the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider: (i) the gravity of the violation; (ii) the good faith of the violator; (iii) the quantity and gravity of previous violations by the same violator; (iv) the harm caused to the complainant, the public, and the plumbing profession; (v) the assets of the violator; and (vi) any other factors that the Board considers relevant.
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