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LAWS OF MARYLAND

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HAS STAMPED ON IT, ON A TAG ATTACHED TO IT, OR ON A

PACKAGE IN WHICH IT IS CONTAINED, THE WORDS    "STEELING

SILVER," "STERLING," OR ANY COLORABLE IMITATION   OF THEM,

UNLESS AT LEAST 0.925 OF THE COMPONENT PARTS OF   THE METAL

WHICH APPEAR OR PURPORT TO BE SILVER AND OF WHICH THE
ITEM IS MANUFACTURED ARE PURE SILVER.

(B) PERMITTED DIVERGENCE.

A DIVERGENCE OF 0.004 PARTS FROM THE STANDARD
REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION IS PERMITTED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 27, §218.

The only changes are in style.

The Commission notes that this section
contains no provisions relating to testing
standards comparable to those appearing in
§14—604(b) and (c); since the Commission is
uncertain as to whether this omission was
intentional or inadvertent, no change is made
in this regard.

14-606. SILVER MERCHANDISE - "COIN 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
HAS STAMPED ON IT, ON A TAG ATTACHED TO IT, OR ON A
PACKAGE IN WHICH IT IS CONTAINED, THE WORDS "COIN
SILVER," "COIN," OR ANY COLORABLE IMITATION OF THEM,
UNLESS AT LEAST 0.900 OF THE COMPONENT PARTS OF THE METAL
WHICH APPEAR OR PURPORT TO BE SILVER AND OF WHICH THE
ITEM IS MANUFACTURED ARE PURE SILVER.

(B) PERMITTED DIVERGENCE.

A DIVERGENCE OF 0.004 PARTS FROM THE STANDARD
REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION IS PERMITTED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 27, §219.

The only changes are in style.

The Commission notes that this section
contains no provisions relating to testing
standards comparable to those appearing in
§14-604(b) and (c); since the Commission is
uncertain as to whether this omission was