{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-6-306","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 6–306","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=6-306","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"2006d0bcab15385d6835fcf20f30c9360e8102a24791b62cb0d2159cc4b52d1a","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-6-305","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-6-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}