Oklahoma § 3-259 - Destruction, etc., of federal registration number or serial

§ 3-259. Destruction, etc., of federal registration number or serial

number of aircraft - Removal of manufacturer's identification number

plate or decal from aircraft - Sale, etc., of aircraft with

identification number removed or falsified.

A. Any person or persons who shall destroy, remove, cover,

alter or deface, or cause to be destroyed, removed, covered, altered

or defaced, the United States registration number assigned by the

Federal Aviation Administration or manufacturer's serial number of

any aircraft in this state, without first giving notice of such act

to the Federal Aviation Administration, upon such form as the

Federal Aviation Administration may prescribe, shall be deemed

guilty of a Class D1 felony offense, and upon conviction thereof

shall be punished as provided for in subsections B through F of

Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. A person who removes a manufacturer's identification number

plate or decal from an aircraft or affixes to an aircraft a

manufacturer's identification number plate or decal not authorized

by law for use on said aircraft with intent to conceal or

misrepresent the identity of the aircraft or its owner shall, upon

conviction, be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be

punished as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N

of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. A person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of

an aircraft, knowing that the identification number of the aircraft

has been removed or falsified, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of

a misdemeanor.

D. A person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of

an aircraft, with knowledge that the identification number of the

aircraft has been removed or falsified and with intent to conceal or

misrepresent the identity of the aircraft, shall, upon conviction,

be guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished as

provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes.

E. As used in this section:

1. “Identification number” includes an identifying number or

serial number placed on an aircraft by its manufacturer or by

authority of the Federal Aviation Administration or in accordance

with the laws of another country;

2. “Remove” includes deface, cover and destroy; and

3. “Falsify” includes alter and forge.

F. An identification number may be placed on an aircraft by its

manufacturer in the regular course of business or placed or restored

on an aircraft by authority of the Federal Aviation Administration

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3. Aircraft and Airports

without violating this section; an identification number so placed

or restored is not falsified.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 248, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by

Laws 1997, c. 133, § 107, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st

Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 42, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 318,

eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 107 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.