Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 8-403: (a) A debtor who possesses personal property that is subject to a security interest may not secrete, hypothecate, destroy, or sell the property or remove the property from the county where it was located when the security interest attached: (1) without the written consent of the secured party or the
What this law says, in plain English
A debtor, judgment debtor, or seller cannot hide, destroy, sell, or move property subject to a security interest, levy, or bill of sale without written consent and with intent to defraud the creditor. Violation is a misdemeanor.
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