4549.61 Tampering with identifying numbers definitions.

4549.61 Tampering with identifying numbers definitions.

As used in sections 4549.61 to 4549.63 of the Revised Code, “vehicle identification number or derivative thereof” means any number or derivative of such a number that is embossed, engraved, etched, or otherwise marked on any vehicle or vehicle part by the manufacturer. “Vehicle identification number” also includes a duplicate vehicle identification number replaced upon a vehicle under the authority of the registrar of motor vehicles.

Effective Date: 03-28-1985