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1996 SESSION

967206819
SENATE BILL NO. 103
Senate Amendments in [ ] -- February 12, 1996
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-605, 46.2-1073, 46.2-1074, and 46.2-1075, of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal § 46.2-626 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vehicle certificates of title, registration cards, salvage/nonrepairable certificates, identification numbers, and anti-theft labels; penalty.
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Patron-- Waddell
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Referred to the Committee on Transportation
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 46.2-605, 46.2-1073, 46.2-1074, and 46.2-1075 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-605. Altering or forging certificate of title, salvage/ nonrepairable certificate, or registration card; penalty.

Any person who (i) with fraudulent intent alters any certificate of title, salvage/nonrepairable certificate, or registration card issued by the Department or by any other state, (ii) with fraudulent intent, makes a false statement on any application for a certificate of title, salvage/nonrepairable certificate, or registration card issued by the Department or any other state, (iii) forges or counterfeits any certificate of title, salvage/nonrepairable certificate, or registration card purporting to have been issued by the Department under the provisions of this title or by any other state under a similar law or laws or, with fraudulent intent, alters or falsifies, or forges any assignment of title, salvage/nonrepairable certificate,, (iv) holds or uses any certificate, registration card, or assignment, knowing the same to have been altered, forged, or falsified, shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.

It shall be unlawful for any person to conspire with any other person to violate the provisions of this section.

§ 46.2-1073. Engine or serial number illegible, removed, or obliterated.

The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on which the engine or, serial number, or other identification number has become illegible or has been removed or obliterated shall immediately apply to the Department for a new engine or serial number or other identification number for such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. The Department, when satisfied that the applicant is the lawful owner or possessor of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer may assign a new engine or serial number or other identification number and shall require that such number, together with the name of the Commonwealth or a symbol indicating the Commonwealth and the date of such assignment, be stamped on the engine or, in the event such number is a serial number or other identification number, then [ stamped, ] inscribed or affixed upon such portion of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as shall be designated by the Department. Whenever a new [ engine or serial number or other ] identification number has been assigned to and [ stamped inscribed or affixed ] on a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as provided in this section, the Department shall insert the number on the registration card and certificate of title or [ salvage certificate or nonrepairable salvage/nonrepairable ] certificate issued the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.

§ 46.2-1074. Removing or altering serial or identification numbers or anti-theft labels without consent of Department.

Any person who, individually or in association with one or more others, removes, changes, alters, or conceals any motor number, serial, or other identification number, or anti-theft label for a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or motor vehicle part [ as required by federal law ] without the consent of the Department, shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.

§ 46.2-1075. Possession of vehicles with serial numbers removed or altered.

Any person who shall knowingly have in his possession a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, the motor number, serial number, or identification number, or anti-theft label [ as required by federal law ] of which has been removed, changed [ , tampered with ] , or altered without the consent of the Department shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.

2. That § 46.2-626 of the Code of Virginia is repealed.

3. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is