Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4209.2v1
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Removing or falsifying identification number of
Official statutory text
vessel or motor - Penalties.
A. As used in this section:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1664
1. “Identification number” includes any identifying number,
serial number, motor serial number or other distinguishing number or
mark, placed on a vessel or motor by its manufacturer or by
authority of Service Oklahoma or in accordance with the laws of
another state or country;
2. “Remove” includes deface, cover and destroy; and
3. “Falsify” includes alter and forge.
B. Any person or persons who shall remove or falsify or cause
to be removed or falsified the hull identification number of a
vessel or motor in this state, without first giving notice of such
act to Service Oklahoma, upon such form as Service Oklahoma may
prescribe, or any person who shall give a wrong description in any
application for the registration of any vessel or motor in this
state for the purpose of concealing or hiding the identity of such
vessel or motor, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony and
shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a
term of not less than one (1) year and not more than five (5) years.
C. A person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of
a vessel or motor, knowing that the identification number of the
vessel or motor has been removed or falsified, upon conviction,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
D. A person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of
a vessel or motor, knowing that the identification number of the
vessel or motor has been removed or falsified and with intent to
conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vessel or motor, upon
conviction, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a
fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by
imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
E. An identification number may be placed on a vessel or motor
by its manufacturer in the regular course of business or placed or
restored on a vehicle or engine by authority of Service Oklahoma
without violating this section. An identification number so placed
or restored is not falsified.
A. As used in this section:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1664
1. “Identification number” includes any identifying number,
serial number, motor serial number or other distinguishing number or
mark, placed on a vessel or motor by its manufacturer or by
authority of Service Oklahoma or in accordance with the laws of
another state or country;
2. “Remove” includes deface, cover and destroy; and
3. “Falsify” includes alter and forge.
B. Any person or persons who shall remove or falsify or cause
to be removed or falsified the hull identification number of a
vessel or motor in this state, without first giving notice of such
act to Service Oklahoma, upon such form as Service Oklahoma may
prescribe, or any person who shall give a wrong description in any
application for the registration of any vessel or motor in this
state for the purpose of concealing or hiding the identity of such
vessel or motor, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony and
shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a
term of not less than one (1) year and not more than five (5) years.
C. A person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of
a vessel or motor, knowing that the identification number of the
vessel or motor has been removed or falsified, upon conviction,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
D. A person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of
a vessel or motor, knowing that the identification number of the
vessel or motor has been removed or falsified and with intent to
conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vessel or motor, upon
conviction, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a
fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by
imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
E. An identification number may be placed on a vessel or motor
by its manufacturer in the regular course of business or placed or
restored on a vehicle or engine by authority of Service Oklahoma
without violating this section. An identification number so placed
or restored is not falsified.
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