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It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1978, chapters 294 and 605; in 1979, chapter 428; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1996, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0591\">591<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0917\">917<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82874,"section_number":"46.2-1601.3","catch_line":"Grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1601.3\/"},{"id":56078,"section_number":"46.2-1605","catch_line":"Vehicles rebuilt for highway use; examinations; branding of titles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1605\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":228645,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63514,"identifier":"46.2-1075","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/10\/46.2-1075","url":"\/46.2-1075\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1075\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/10\/46.2-1075","dublin_core":{"Title":"Possession of vehicles with serial numbers removed or altered","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1075","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person who shall knowingly have in his <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> part, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> whose motor number, serial number, identification number, <span class=\"dictionary\">decal<\/span> or device as required by federal <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> has been removed, changed, or altered without the consent of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall be guilty of a Class 6 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSSESSION OF VEHICLES WITH SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED OR ALTERED (\u00a7 46.2-1075)\n\nAny person who shall knowingly have in his possession a motor vehicle, motor\nvehicle part, trailer, or semitrailer whose motor number, serial number,\nidentification number, decal or device as required by federal law has been\nremoved, changed, or altered without the consent of the Department shall be\nguilty of a Class 6 felony.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-10; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-83; 1978, cc. 294, 605;\n1979, c. 428; 1989, c. 727; 1996, cc. 591, 917.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}