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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="8-608" title_number="8" title_name="Fraud and Related Crimes" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Counterfeiting and Related Crimes">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>counterfeit the stamp of the Comptroller;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>unlawfully use or steal the stamp of the Comptroller;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>unlawfully and falsely, or with evil intent, affix the stamp of the Comptroller to any written instrument; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>have and willfully conceal a counterfeit stamp of the Comptroller, if the person knows that it was counterfeited.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 2 years and not exceeding 10 years.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
