Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-142
Removal or alteration of identification mark or number on firearm
Effective Oct 1, 2011Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 343, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.State of Maryland
- (a) A person may not obliterate, remove, change, or alter the manufacturer's identification mark or number on a firearm.
- (b) If on trial for a violation of this section possession of the firearm by the defendant is established, the defendant is presumed to have obliterated, removed, changed, or altered the manufacturer's identification mark or number on the firearm.
Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 343, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.