Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4209.2v2
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Removing or falsifying identification number of
Official statutory text
vessel or motor - Penalties.
A. As used in this section:
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 the Oklahoma Tax Commission 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.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1665
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 the Oklahoma Tax Commission, upon such form as the Commission
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 Class D1
felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for
in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
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 Class D1 felony offense and shall
be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B
through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, 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 the Commission
without violating this section. An identification number so placed
or restored is not falsified.
A. As used in this section:
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 the Oklahoma Tax Commission 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.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1665
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 the Oklahoma Tax Commission, upon such form as the Commission
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 Class D1
felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for
in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the
Oklahoma Statutes.
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 Class D1 felony offense and shall
be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B
through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, 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 the Commission
without violating this section. An identification number so placed
or restored is not falsified.
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