(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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 6 - Crimes Against Property
Subtitle 3 - Malicious Destruction and Related Crimes
Section 6-301 - Malicious Destruction -- Generally
Section 6-302 - Malicious Destruction -- Throwing Object at Vehicle
Section 6-303 - Public Utility Interference -- Electrical Equipment
Section 6-304 - Public Utility Interference -- Gas Equipment
Section 6-305 - Public Utility Interference -- Water Equipment
Section 6-306 - Serial Number -- Alteration and Sale of Good