MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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A PERSON MAY NOT SELL, MANUFACTURE FOR SALE, OR
POSSESS WITH INTENT TO SELL ANY ITEM OF MERCHANDISE MADE
IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF SILVER OR A SILVER ALLOY, WHICH
HAS STAMPED ON IT, ON A TAG ATTACHED TO IT, OR ON A
PACKAGE IN WHICH IT IS CONTAINED, ANY MARK OR WORD, OTHER
THAN THE WORD "STERLING" OR "COIN," WHICH INDICATES OR IS
DESIGNED OR INTENDED TO INDICATE THAT THE SILVER OR
SILVER ALLOY IN THE ITEM IS GREATER THAN ITS ACTUAL
DEGREE OF FINENESS, UNLESS THE ACTUAL FINENESS OF THE
SILVER OR SILVER ALLOT IS NOT LESS THAN THE FINENESS
INDICATED BY THE MARK OR WORD BY MORE THAN 0.004 PARTS.

(B)       TESTING STANDARD.

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, IN ANY ASSAY OR TEST
UNDERTAKEN TO ASCERTAIN THE FINENESS OF THE SILVER OR
SILVER ALLOT IN AN ITEM, THE PART OF THE SILVER OR SILVER
ALLOT USED MAY NOT CONTAIN OR HAVE ATTACHED TO IT ANY
SOLDER OR ALLOY OF INFERIOR FINENESS USED TO BRAZE OR
UNITE THE PARTS OF THE ITEM.

(C)   ADDITIONAL STANDARD.

IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (A)
AND (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE ACTUAL FINENESS OF ALL
SILVER, SILVER ALLOT, AID SOLDER OR ALLOT OF INFERIOR
FINENESS USED TO BRAZE OR UNITE THE PARTS OF THE ITEM
SHALL BE ASSAYED AS ONE PIECE AND MAY NOT BE LESS THAN
THE FINENESS INDICATED BY THE MARK BY MORE THAN 0.010
PARTS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 27, §220.

In subsection (a) of this section, the present
reference to "quality" is deleted, both as
unnecessarily redundant in light of the use of
the term "fineness," and as inconsistent with
similar usage elsewhere in this subtitle.

In subsection (b) of this section, the term
"analysis" is deleted as redundant in light of
the reference to "assay" or "test."

The only other changes are in style and
organization.

14-605. SILVER MERCHANDISE - "STERLING SILVER."

(A) REQUIRED STANDARD.

A PERSON MAY NOT SELL, MANUFACTURE FOR SALE, OR
POSSESS WITH INTENT TO SELL ANY ITEM OF MERCHANDISE MADE
IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF SILVER OR A SILVER ALLOY, WHICH