1927 Mich. Pub. Acts 891, No. 372, § 11
Abstract
No person shall willfully alter, remove, or obliterate the. name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number, or other identity mark of any pistol
Summary
This law prohibits the willful alteration or removal of a pistol's identifying marks, establishing that possessing such a modified firearm serves as presumptive evidence that the possessor made the changes. Violators face a fine of up to five hundred dollars, up to two years of imprisonment, or both.
Law Text
Sec. 11. No person shall wilfully alter, remove or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer’s number or other mark of identity of any pistol. Possession of any such firearm upon which the number shall have been altered, removed or obliterated, shall be presumptive evidence that such possessor has altered, removed or obliterated the same. Any person convicted under this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison not to exceed two years or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
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DEFACED FIREARMS