Md. Code, Public Safety § 5-142
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 5-142, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§5–142.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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