Section 10752 Of Chapter 3. Alteration Or Removal Of Numbers From California Vehicle Code >> Division 4. >> Chapter 3.
10752
. (a) No person shall, with intent to prejudice, damage,
injure, or defraud, acquire, possess, sell, or offer for sale any
genuine or counterfeit manufacturer's serial or identification number
from or for, or purporting to be from or for, a vehicle or component
part thereof.
(b) No person shall, with intent to prejudice, damage, injure, or
defraud, acquire, possess, sell, or offer for sale any genuine or
counterfeit serial or identification number issued by the department,
the Department of the California Highway Patrol, or the vehicle
registration and titling agency of any foreign jurisdiction which is
from or for, or purports to be from or for, a vehicle or component
part thereof.
(c) Every person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) or
(b) shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of
Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in the county jail for not less
than 90 days nor more than one year, and by a fine of not less than
two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five thousand dollars
($5,000).