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Home » US Law » 2022 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

    (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.