Connecticut · Connecticut General Statutes — Title 14, Motor Vehicles
Conn. Gen. Stat. (Title 14) § 14-149: Mutilated or removed vehicle identification, factory or engine number
What this law says, in plain English
No person may purchase, sell, or possess a motor vehicle or major component part with a mutilated, altered, or removed identification or engine number. Police may seize such vehicles and their operators for court proceedings on ownership.
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