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Code · North Dakota · Title 39 · Chapter 39-05

39-05-28. Penalty for defacing, destroying, removing, or altering engine, serial, or

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identification numbers.
Any person who with fraudulent intent shall:
1. Deface, destroy, remove, or alter the engine, serial, or identification number of a motor
vehicle;
2. Place or stamp other than the original engine, serial, or identification number, or a
number assigned, upon a motor vehicle; or
3. Sell or offer for sale any motor vehicle bearing an altered or defaced engine, serial, or
identification number, other than the original or a number assigned, is guilty of a class C felony.
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