Washington § 46.70.140 - Handling "hot" vehicles — Unreported motor "switches" — Unauthorized use of dealer plates — Penalty.

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§ 46.70.140. Handling "hot" vehicles — Unreported motor "switches" — Unauthorized use of dealer plates — Penalty.

Any vehicle dealer who knowingly or with reason to know, buys or receives, sells or disposes of, conceals or has in the dealer's possession, any vehicle from which the motor or serial number has been removed, defaced, covered, altered, or destroyed, or any dealer, who removes from or installs in any motor vehicle registered with the department by motor block number, a new or used motor block without immediately notifying the department of such fact upon a form provided by the department, or any vehicle dealer who loans or permits the use of vehicle dealer license plates by any person not entitled to the use thereof, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1993 c 307 s 9; 1973 1st ex.s. c 132 s 17; 1971 ex.s. c 74 s 8; 1967 c 32 s 79; 1961 c 12 s 46.70.140. Prior: 1951 c 150 s 11.]

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