Oklahoma § 63-4209.2 - See the following versions:

§ 63-4209.2. See the following versions:

OS 63-4209.2v1 (SB 1108, Laws 2025, c. 171, § 64)

OS 63-4209.2v2 (HB 2104, Laws 2025, c. 486, § 551)

§63-4209.2v1. Removing or falsifying identification number of

vessel or motor - Penalties.

A. As used in this section:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety

1. “Identification number” includes any identifying number,

serial number, motor serial number or other distinguishing number or

mark, placed on a vessel or motor by its manufacturer or by

authority of Service Oklahoma or in accordance with the laws of

another state or country;

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

3. “Falsify” includes alter and forge.

B. Any person or persons who shall remove or falsify or cause

to be removed or falsified the hull identification number of a

vessel or motor in this state, without first giving notice of such

act to Service Oklahoma, upon such form as Service Oklahoma may

prescribe, or any person who shall give a wrong description in any

application for the registration of any vessel or motor in this

state for the purpose of concealing or hiding the identity of such

vessel or motor, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a felony and

shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a

term of not less than one (1) year and not more than five (5) years.

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

a vessel or motor, knowing that the identification number of the

vessel or motor has been removed or falsified, upon conviction,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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

a vessel or motor, knowing that the identification number of the

vessel or motor has been removed or falsified and with intent to

conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vessel or motor, upon

conviction, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a

fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by

imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or by both such fine

and imprisonment.

E. An identification number may be placed on a vessel or motor

by its manufacturer in the regular course of business or placed or

restored on a vehicle or engine by authority of Service Oklahoma

without violating this section. An identification number so placed

or restored is not falsified.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 284, § 37, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. Amended by

Laws 2025, c. 171, § 64, eff. July 1, 2026.

§63-4209.2v2. Removing or falsifying identification number of

vessel or motor - Penalties.

A. As used in this section:

1. "Identification number" includes any identifying number,

serial number, motor serial number or other distinguishing number or

mark, placed on a vessel or motor by its manufacturer or by

authority of the Oklahoma Tax Commission or in accordance with the

laws of another state or country;

2. "Remove" includes deface, cover and destroy; and

3. "Falsify" includes alter and forge.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety

B. Any person or persons who shall remove or falsify or cause

to be removed or falsified the hull identification number of a

vessel or motor in this state, without first giving notice of such

act to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, upon such form as the Commission

may prescribe, or any person who shall give a wrong description in

any application for the registration of any vessel or motor in this

state for the purpose of concealing or hiding the identity of such

vessel or motor, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a Class D1

felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment 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

a vessel or motor, knowing that the identification number of the

vessel or motor has been removed or falsified, upon conviction,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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

a vessel or motor, knowing that the identification number of the

vessel or motor has been removed or falsified and with intent to

conceal or misrepresent the identity of the vessel or motor, upon

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

be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B

through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by

both such fine and imprisonment.

E. An identification number may be placed on a vessel or motor

by its manufacturer in the regular course of business or placed or

restored on a vehicle or engine by authority of the Commission

without violating this section. An identification number so placed

or restored is not falsified.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 284, § 37, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. Amended by

Laws 2025, c. 486, § 551, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.