Colorado · Colorado Revised Statutes — Title 42, Vehicles and Traffic

C.R.S. Title 42 § 42-5-110: Possession of removed, defaced, altered, or destroyed motor vehicle identification numbers

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

It is illegal to knowingly buy, sell, receive, or possess a motor vehicle or part with a removed, defaced, altered, or destroyed identification number unless it has a court-approved replacement number.

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