Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-4252
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Definitions
Official statutory text
In addition to the terms defined by the Oklahoma Vessel and
Motor Registration Act, Section 4002 et seq. of Title 63 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, and the terms defined by the Oklahoma Boating
Safety Regulation Act, Section 4201 et seq. of Title 63 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, for the purposes of the Vessel and Motor Chop
Shop, Stolen and Altered Property Act:
1. "Chop shop" means any building, lot or other premises where
one or more persons are or have been knowingly engaged in altering,
destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling, or knowingly
storing any vessel or motor, or vessel or motor part known to be
illegally obtained by theft, fraud or conspiracy to defraud, in
order to either:
a. alter, counterfeit, deface, destroy, disguise,
falsify, forge, obliterate, or remove the identity,
including the hull identification number,
manufacturer's serial number or other identification
number of such vessel or motor or vessel or motor
part, in order to misrepresent the identity of such
vessel or motor or vessel or motor part, or to prevent
the identification of such vessel or motor or vessel
or motor part, or
b. sell or dispose of such vessel or motor or vessel or
motor part; and
2. "Unidentifiable" means that the uniqueness of a vessel or
motor or vessel or motor part cannot be established by either expert
law enforcement investigative personnel specially trained and
experienced in vessel or motor theft investigative procedures and
vessel or motor identification examination techniques, or by expert
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1696
employees of not-for-profit vessel or motor theft prevention
agencies specially trained and experienced in vessel or motor theft
investigation procedures and vessel or motor identification
examination techniques.
Motor Registration Act, Section 4002 et seq. of Title 63 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, and the terms defined by the Oklahoma Boating
Safety Regulation Act, Section 4201 et seq. of Title 63 of the
Oklahoma Statutes, for the purposes of the Vessel and Motor Chop
Shop, Stolen and Altered Property Act:
1. "Chop shop" means any building, lot or other premises where
one or more persons are or have been knowingly engaged in altering,
destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling, or knowingly
storing any vessel or motor, or vessel or motor part known to be
illegally obtained by theft, fraud or conspiracy to defraud, in
order to either:
a. alter, counterfeit, deface, destroy, disguise,
falsify, forge, obliterate, or remove the identity,
including the hull identification number,
manufacturer's serial number or other identification
number of such vessel or motor or vessel or motor
part, in order to misrepresent the identity of such
vessel or motor or vessel or motor part, or to prevent
the identification of such vessel or motor or vessel
or motor part, or
b. sell or dispose of such vessel or motor or vessel or
motor part; and
2. "Unidentifiable" means that the uniqueness of a vessel or
motor or vessel or motor part cannot be established by either expert
law enforcement investigative personnel specially trained and
experienced in vessel or motor theft investigative procedures and
vessel or motor identification examination techniques, or by expert
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1696
employees of not-for-profit vessel or motor theft prevention
agencies specially trained and experienced in vessel or motor theft
investigation procedures and vessel or motor identification
examination techniques.
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