Possession of unattached plates or labels containing identification
numbers; possession of plates or labels with altered, removed, or
fraudulent identification numbers; infractions
Sec. 15. (a) Subsection (c) does not apply to a person who
manufactures or installs a plate or label containing an identification
number:
(1) in a program authorized by a manufacturer of motor vehicles
or motor vehicle parts; or
(2) with permission granted by the bureau under this chapter.
(b) As used in this section, "identification number" means a set of
numbers, letters, or numbers and letters that is assigned to a motor
vehicle or motor vehicle part:
(1) by a manufacturer of motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts;
or
(2) by a governmental entity in Indiana or another state to
replace a destroyed, a removed, an altered, or a defaced set of
numbers, letters, or numbers and letters assigned by a
manufacturer of motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses a plate or
label that:
(1) contains an identification number; and
(2) is not attached to the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part to
which the identification number was assigned by a
manufacturer of motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts or a
governmental entity;
commits a Class D felony.
(d) A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses a plate or
label on which an identification number has been altered or removed
commits a Class D felony.
(e) A person who, with intent to defraud, possesses a plate or label
containing a set of numbers, letters, or numbers and letters that
purports to be an identification number commits a Class D felony.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.6.
Last modified: May 27, 2006