Kansas Statutes 8-113. Identity of vehicles; unlawful acts; penalty
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 8-113
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, other than a motorized bicycle, electric-assisted bicycle or a motorized wheelchair, that is self-propelled. See Kansas Statutes 8-126
- Person: means every natural person, firm, partnership, association or corporation. See Kansas Statutes 8-126
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Vehicle: means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting electric personal assistive mobility devices or devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Kansas Statutes 8-126
Any person who shall destroy or cause to be destroyed, remove or cause to be removed, alter or deface, or cause to be altered or defaced, the engine number, identification number, or serial number of any motor vehicle in this state, or who shall change any identification number from one motor vehicle to another, or who shall give a wrong description in an application for the registration of any motor vehicle in this state, for the purpose of concealing or hiding the identity of such motor vehicle, or any person who shall copy, print, photostat or cause to be copied, printed or photostated for a fraudulent purpose or for the purpose of producing a fictitious title, alter or deface or cause to be altered or defaced or knowingly have in possession any fictitious, fraudulent, or counterfeit certificates of title, ownership certificates or registration receipts shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the secretary of corrections for a term of not less than one year nor more than five years.