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an identification number or certificate of title of
the vehicle, vehicle part, or watercraft has been:
(1) destroyed;
(2) removed;
(3) altered;
(4) covered; or
(5) defaced;
commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) Aperson who counterfeits or falsely repro-
duces a certificate of title for a motor vehicle,
semitrailer, or recreational vehicle with intent to:
(1) use the certificate of title; or
(2) permit another person to use the cer-
tificate of title;
commits a Class B misdemeanor.
35-43-6.5-2. Odometer fraud (effective
January 1, 2015).
(a) A person who, with the intent to defraud:
(1) advertises for sale;
(2) sells;
(3) uses; or
(4) installs;
any device that causes an odometer to register
mileage other than the mileage driven by the vehi-
cle as registered by the odometer within the man-
ufacturer’s designed tolerance commits a Level 6
felony.
(b) A person who, with the intent to defraud:
(1) disconnects, resets, or alters the odome-
ter of any motor vehicle with intent to
change the number of miles or kilometers
indicated on the odometer; or
(2) sells a motor vehicle that has a broken
odometer or an odometer that is not dis-
playing correct mileage of the vehicle;
commits a Level 6 felony.
Chapter 7. Impairment of Identification.
35-43-7-1.
“Consent of original manufacturer.”
35-43-7-2.
“Identification number” defined.
35-43-7-3.
“Product” defined.
35-43-7-4.
Altering identification number.
35-43-7-5.
Possession of product with altered identifi-
cation number.
35-43-7-1. “Consent of original
manufacturer.”
As used in this chapter, “consent of the orig-
inal manufacturer” includes consent:
(1) Directly from the original manufac-
turer;
(2) From an appointed direct representative
of the original manufacturer; or
(3) From a person operating under spe-
cific authorization of the original manu-
facturer.
35-43-7-2. “Identification number” defined.
As used in this chapter, “identification num-
ber” means a number, letter, or number and letter
assigned to a product by the manufacturer of the
product for purposes of identifying the item.
35-43-7-3. “Product” defined.
As used in this chapter, “product” means the
following items:
(1) Radio.
(2) Piano.
(3) Phonograph.
(4) Sewing machine.
(5) Washing machine.
(6) Typewriter.
(7) Adding machine.
(8) Comptometer.
(9) Bicycle.
(10) Safe.
(11) Vacuum cleaner.
(12) Dictaphone.
(13) Watch.
(14) Watch movement.
(15) Watch case.
(16) Any mechanical or electrical device,
appliance, contrivance, material, piece of
apparatus, or equipment not described in
subdivisions (1) through (15).
(17) Integrated chip or panel.
(18) Printed circuit.
(19) Any other part of a computer.
35-43-7-4. Altering identification number.
Aperson who intentionally or knowingly con-
ceals, alters, damages, or removes an identifica-
tion number of a product with the intent to conceal
the identity of the product and without the consent
of the original manufacturer of the product com-
mits impairment of identification, a Class Amis-
demeanor.
