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18 U.S.C. § 2321 — Trafficking in certain motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts
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**(a)** Whoever buys, receives, possesses, or obtains control of, with intent to sell or otherwise dispose of, a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, knowing that an identification number for such motor vehicle or part has been removed, obliterated, tampered with, or altered, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
**(b)** Subsection (a) does not apply if the removal, obliteration, tampering, or alteration—
(1) is caused by collision or fire; or
(2) is not a violation of [section 511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section511&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** As used in this section, the terms “identification number” and “motor vehicle” have the meaning given those terms in [section 511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section511&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** Whoever buys, receives, possesses, or obtains control of, with intent to sell or otherwise dispose of, a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, knowing that an identification number for such motor vehicle or part has been removed, obliterated, tampered with, or altered, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
**(b)** Subsection (a) does not apply if the removal, obliteration, tampering, or alteration—
(1) is caused by collision or fire; or
(2) is not a violation of [section 511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section511&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c)** As used in this section, the terms “identification number” and “motor vehicle” have the meaning given those terms in [section 511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section511&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** A person who—
(1) knowingly removes, obliterates, tampers with, or alters an identification number for a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part; or
(2) with intent to further the theft of a motor vehicle, knowingly removes, obliterates, tampers with, or alters a decal or device affixed to a motor vehicle pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act,
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
**(b)**
(1) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a removal, obliteration, tampering, or alteration by a person specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection (unless such person knows that the vehicle or part involved is stolen).
(2) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection are—
(A) a motor vehicle scrap processor or a motor vehicle demolisher who complies with applicable State law with respect to such vehicle or part;
(B) a person who repairs such vehicle or part, if the removal, obliteration, tampering, or alteration is reasonably necessary for the repair;
(C) a person who restores or replaces an identification number for such vehicle or part in accordance with applicable State law; and
(D) a person who removes, obliterates, tampers with, or alters a decal or device affixed to a motor vehicle pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act, if that person is the owner of the motor vehicle, or is authorized to remove, obliterate, tamper with or alter the decal or device by—
(i) the owner or his authorized agent;
(ii) applicable State or local law; or
(iii) regulations promulgated by the Attorney General to implement the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act.
**(c)** As used in this section, the term—
(1) “identification number” means a number or symbol that is inscribed or af
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**(a) Offenses.—** Whoever intentionally—
(1) traffics in goods or services and knowingly uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with such goods or services,
(2) traffics in labels, patches, stickers, wrappers, badges, emblems, medallions, charms, boxes, containers, cans, cases, hangtags, documentation, or packaging of any type or nature, knowing that a counterfeit mark has been applied thereto, the use of which is likely to cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to deceive,
(3) traffics in goods or services knowing that such good or service is a counterfeit military good or service the use, malfunction, or failure of which is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death, the disclosure of classified information, impairment of combat operations, or other significant harm to a combat operation, a member of the Armed Forces, or to national security, or
(4) traffics in a drug and knowingly uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with such drug,
or attempts or conspires to violate any of paragraphs (1) through (4) shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).
**(b) Penalties.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Whoever commits an offense under subsection (a)—
(A) if an individual, shall be fined not more than $2,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both, and, if a person other than an individual, shall be fined not more than $5,000,000; and
(B) for a second or subsequent offense under subsection (a), if an individual, shall be fined not more than $5,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both, and if other than an individual, shall be fined not more than $15,000,000.
(2) **Serious bodily injury or death.—**
(A) *Serious bodily injury.—* — Whoever knowingly or recklessly causes or attempts to cause serious bodily injury from conduct i
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 2321
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 105–225, § 4(b)(4), as amended by
Pub. L. 105–354, § 2(c)(1), struck out par. (4) which read
as follows: ‘‘the term ‘Olympic Charter Act’ means the
Act entitled ‘An Act to incorporate the United States
Olympic Association’, approved September 21, 1950 (36
U.S.C. 371 et seq.).’’
1997—Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 105–147 added subsec.
(d) and redesignated former subsecs. (d) and (e) as (e)
and (f), respectively.
1996—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–153 added subsec. (e).
1994—Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(U), which directed the
amendment of this section by striking ‘‘not more than
$250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘under this title’’, could not be
executed because the phrase ‘‘not more than $250,000’’
did not appear in text subsequent to amendment of sub-
sec. (a) by Pub. L. 103–322, § 320104(a). See below.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322, § 320104(a), in first sen-
tence, substituted ‘‘$2,000,000 or imprisoned not more
than 10 years’’ for ‘‘$250,000 or imprisoned not more
than five years’’ and ‘‘$5,000,000’’ for ‘‘$1,000,000’’, and in
second sentence, substituted ‘‘$5,000,000 or imprisoned
not more than 20 years’’ for ‘‘$1,000,000 or imprisoned
not more than fifteen years’’ and ‘‘$15,000,000’’ for
‘‘$5,000,000’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 105–354, § 2(c), Nov. 3, 1998, 112 Stat. 3244, pro-
vided that the amendment made by section 2(c) is effec-
tive Aug. 12, 1998.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and li-
abilities of the United States Customs Service of the
Department of the Treasury, including functions of the
Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, an
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