§11–209.

    (a)    A person may not hire, employ, or use an individual, if the person knows, or possesses facts under which the person should reasonably know, that the individual is a minor, to do or assist in doing an act described in § 11-203 of this subtitle.

    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:

        (1)    for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and

        (2)    for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.