2023 Maryland Statutes
Criminal Law
Title 6 - Crimes Against Property
Subtitle 3 - Malicious Destruction and Related Crimes
Section 6-306 - Serial Number -- Alteration and Sale of Good

Universal Citation:
MD. Criminal Law Code § 6-306 (2023)
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    (a)    A person may not remove, deface, or obliterate a manufacturer’s serial number that is punched on or affixed by plate to a manufactured good with the intent to prevent tracing or identifying that good.

    (b)    Except as provided in § 14-107(m) of the Transportation Article, a person may not knowingly keep or offer for sale a manufactured good from which the manufacturer’s serial number has been removed, defaced, or obliterated in violation of subsection (a) of this section.

    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 18 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both for each violation.

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