New Mexico § 30-16D-6 Altering or changing engine or other numbers

New Mexico Statutes

§ 30-16D-6 — Altering or changing engine or other numbers

New Mexico § 30-16D-6

Ch. 30Criminal Offenses

Art. 16DUnlawful Taking of a Vehicle or Motor Vehicle

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-16D-6 (2026).

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A.No person shall, with fraudulent intent, deface, remove, cover, destroy or alter the manufacturer's serial number, engine number, decal or other distinguishing number or identification mark or number placed under assignment of the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department of a vehicle required to be registered under the Motor Vehicle Code [Chapter 66, Articles 1 to 8 NMSA 1978] or any vehicle, motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine or component as defined by the Motor Vehicle Code for which a dismantler's notification form has been processed through the division, nor shall any person place or stamp any serial, engine, decal or other number or mark upon the vehicle except one assigned by the division. Any violation of this section is a fourth degree felony.

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A. No person shall, with fraudulent intent, deface, remove, cover, destroy or alter the manufacturer's serial number, engine number, decal or other distinguishing number or identification mark or number placed under assignment of the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department of a vehicle required to be registered under the Motor Vehicle Code [Chapter 66, Articles 1 to 8 NMSA 1978] or any vehicle, motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine or component as defined by the Motor Vehicle Code for which a dismantler's notification form has been processed through the division, nor shall any person place or stamp any serial, engine, decal or other number or mark upon the vehicle except one assigned by the division. Any violation of this section is a fourth degree felony. B. This section shall not prohibit the restoration by an owner of an original serial, engine, decal or other number or mark when the restoration is made under permit issued by the division nor prevent any manufacturer from placing, in the ordinary course of business, numbers, decals or marks upon vehicles or parts thereof.