(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 8 - Fraud and Related Crimes
Subtitle 2 - Credit Card Crimes
Section 8-202 - Rules of Construction
Section 8-203 - Fraud in Procuring Issuance of Credit Card
Section 8-204 - Credit Card Theft
Section 8-205 - Credit Card Counterfeiting
Section 8-206 - Obtaining Property by Counterfeiting, Theft, or Misrepresentation
Section 8-207 - Fraud -- Honoring Stolen or Counterfeit Credit Card; False Representation to Issuer
Section 8-209 - Receiving Property by Stolen, Counterfeit, or Misrepresented Credit Card
Section 8-210 - Publishing Number or Code of Telephone Credit Card
Section 8-211 - Prohibited Defenses; Lesser Included Crime Status Not Available