Utah Code § 41-1a-1318
Second degree felony -- Fraudulent alteration of identification number
Utah · Utah Code Title 41 — Motor Vehicles · Status: effective
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- Utah Code § 41-1a-1318, Second degree felony -- Fraudulent alteration of identification number, Utah, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2337149
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(1) It is a second degree felony for a person with fraudulent intent to:
(a) deface, destroy, or alter the identification number or state assigned identification number of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer;
(b) place or stamp, without authority by the division, something other than the original identification or state assigned identification number upon a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer; or
(c) sell or offer for sale a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing an altered or defaced identification or state assigned identification number other than the original or the state assigned identification number.
(2) This section does not prevent any manufacturer, importer, or any agent, other than a dealer, from placing or stamping in the ordinary course of business numbers on motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers registered under this chapter.
(3) This section does not prohibit the restoration by an owner of an original identification number when the restoration is made under permit issued by the division.