{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-208","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 8–208","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, “incomplete credit card” means a credit card that lacks any stamped, embossed, imprinted, or written matter, other than the signature of the cardholder, that an issuer requires to appear on a credit card before a cardholder can use the credit card.\n(b) (1) Without the consent of the issuer, a person other than the cardholder may not possess an incomplete credit card with the intent to complete it.\n(2) A person may not possess, with knowledge of its character, machinery, plates, or any other contrivance designed to reproduce an instrument purporting to be a credit card of an issuer that has not consented to the preparation of the credit card.\n(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 15 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=8-208","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"c5edba246755174fa5cb433da1de44638e267c2eaaba798c65ceb53626e818d8","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-207","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-8-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}