Vehicle identification number. — Delaware Code § 6811

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§ 6811. Vehicle identification number.

(a) Beginning not later than January 1, 1978, a manufacturer of an OHV shall stamp or permanently affix to the frame or body members of the OHV an identifying number unique to that vehicle in an easily visible location. The vehicle identification number shall be entered on the registration certificate issued by the Department to the OHV owner.

(b) Possession of an OHV with an intentionally altered, defaced, or obliterated vehicle identification number is punishable by the penalties in § 6831 of this title.

61 Del. Laws, c. 142, §  6;  68 Del. Laws, c. 9, §  63;  76 Del. Laws, c. 295, §  1; 

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  • Citation: Delaware Code § 6811
  • Jurisdiction: Delaware
  • Code: Delaware Code
  • Subject: Vehicle identification number.
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