Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article

Md. Code, Crim. Law § 6-206: (a) A person may not possess a burglar’s tool with the intent to use or allow the use of the burglar’s tool in the commission of a crime involving the breaking and entering of a motor vehicle

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person cannot possess burglary tools intending to break into a motor vehicle, or enter another's vehicle intending to steal it or its contents. Violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment.

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