Chapter 89. To punish the transportation of stolen motor vehicles in interstate or foreign commerce
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CHAP. 89.— An Act To punish the transportation of stolen motor vehicles in interstate or foreign commerce. October 29, 1919. [[H. R. 9203](/us/bill/66/hr/9203).] [[Public, No. 70](/us/pl/66/70).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That this Act may be cited as National Motor Vehicle Theft Act.the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act. Definitions.“Motor vehicle.” Sec. 2. That when used in this Act:
(a)The term “motor vehicle” shall include an automobile, automobile truck, automobile wagon, motor cycle, or any other self-propelled vehicle not designed for running on rails; 325
(b)The term “interstate or foreign commerce” as used in this “Interstate or foreign commerce.”Act shall include transportation from one State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, to another State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or to a foreign country, or from a foreign country to any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia. Sec. 3. That whoever shall transport or cause to be transported Punishment for transporting stolen motor vehicles.in interstate or foreign commerce a motor vehicle, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be punished by a fine of not more than 85,000, or by imprisonment of not more than five years, or both. Sec. 4. That whoever shall receive, conceal, store, barter, sell, or Punishment for knowingly receiving, disposing, etc., stolen vehicles.dispose of any motor vehicle, moving as, or which is a part of, or which constitutes interstate or foreign commerce, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be punished by a fine of not more than 85,000, or by imprisonment of not more than five years, or both. Sec. 5. That any person violating this Act may be punished in any district in or through which such motor vehicle has been transported or removed by such offender. Received by the President, October 17, 1919. [Note by the Department of State.—The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.]