§ 2321. — Trafficking in certain motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2321]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 113--STOLEN PROPERTY
Sec. 2321. Trafficking in certain motor vehicles or motor
vehicle parts
(a) Whoever buys, receives, possesses, or obtains control of, with
intent to sell or otherwise dispose of, a motor vehicle or motor vehicle
part, knowing that an identification number for such motor vehicle or
part has been removed, obliterated, tampered with, or altered, shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the removal, obliteration,
tampering, or alteration--
(1) is caused by collision or fire; or
(2) is not a violation of section 511 of this title.
(c) As used in this section, the terms ``identification number'' and
``motor vehicle'' have the meaning given those terms in section 511 of
this title.
(Added Pub. L. 98-547, title II, Sec. 204(a), Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat.
2770, Sec. 2320; renumbered Sec. 2321, Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 42(a), Nov.
10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3601; amended Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(N), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148.)
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this
title'' for ``fined not more than $20,000''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1961, 2516 of this title.
