§407. Defaced or missing identification numbers
1. Assignment of special number. When an engine, serial or vehicle identification number has been omitted, altered, removed or defaced, the Secretary of State shall assign and attach to the vehicle a special number and maintain a record of the number.
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
2. Violation. A person commits a Class E crime if that person sells, exchanges, offers to sell or exchange, transfers or uses a manufacturer's vehicle identification or serial number plate that has been removed from the vehicle to which it was originally attached.
[PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 5: VEHICLE REGISTRATION
Article 2: CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION
29-A §402. Insurance required prior to registration
29-A §403. Motor vehicle emission inspection requirement for vehicle registration (REPEALED)
29-A §404. Carrying of registration
29-A §406. Nontransferability of certificate
29-A §407. Defaced or missing identification numbers
29-A §408. Vehicles reported stolen
29-A §409. Collection of taxes