Maryland · Maryland Code — Transportation Article
Md. Code, Transp. § 22-415: (a) It is unlawful for any person to: (1) Advertise for sale, sell, use or install or cause to be installed any device which causes an odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven; (2) Tamper with, damage, interfere with, disconnect, reset, or alter or cause to be disconnected
What this law says, in plain English
It is illegal to sell, install, or tamper with odometer devices to misrepresent vehicle mileage, or to operate or sell vehicles with altered odometers intending to defraud. Conviction carries up to 6 months imprisonment, a $500 fine, or both.
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