A. A person shall not knowingly:
1. Own or operate a chop shop.
2. Transport a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part to or from a chop shop.
3. Sell or transfer to or purchase or receive from a chop shop a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part.
4. Remove, destroy, deface or otherwise alter a vehicle identification number with the intent to misrepresent or prevent the identification of the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part.
5. Buy, sell, transfer or possess a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part knowing that the motor vehicle identification number, which was placed on the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part by the manufacturer, has been removed, destroyed, defaced or otherwise altered.
B. This section does not apply to law enforcement authorities and lawful owners acting in good faith, towing companies or scrap processors, licensed automotive recyclers and other businesses acting in good faith and in the normal course of business and in conformance with all applicable laws.
C. A person who violates subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section is guilty of a class 2 felony. A person who violates subsection A, paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 of this section is guilty of a class 4 felony.
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 2010–2019 · leading case:
State v. Ramos, 330 P.3d 987 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014).
State v. Ramos, 330 P.3d 987 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014).
· cites it 2× “¶ 19 To prove that Ramos conducted a chop shop in violation of AR.S. § 13-4702, the State was required to establish (1) he knowingly owned or operated a “building, lot or other premises” in which he altered, disassembled, dismantled, reassembled, or stored *237 a vehicle; and…”
State v. OLM, 224 P.3d 245 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 2× “§ 13-1802(A)(5), and “conducting a chop shop,” in violation of A.R.S. § 13-4702(A)(5), by buying, selling, or possessing a vehicle with a “removed, destroyed, defaced, or otherwise altered” VIN.”
State of Arizona v. Ryan Ray Olm (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 2× “§ 13-1802(A)(5), and “conducting a chop shop,” in violation of A.R.S. § 13-4702(A)(5), by buying, selling, or possessing a vehicle with a “removed, destroyed, defaced, or otherwise altered” VIN.”
State v. Gonzalez (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019).
“”) §§ 13-4702, -1814. The State later amended the indictment to allege that Appellant had one historical prior felony conviction.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-4702(A)(5) — 2 cases
State v. OLM, 224 P.3d 245 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).
“§ 13-1802(A)(5), and “conducting a chop shop,” in violation of A.R.S. § 13-4702(A)(5), by buying, selling, or possessing a vehicle with a “removed, destroyed, defaced, or otherwise altered” VIN.”
State of Arizona v. Ryan Ray Olm (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).
“§ 13-1802(A)(5), and “conducting a chop shop,” in violation of A.R.S. § 13-4702(A)(5), by buying, selling, or possessing a vehicle with a “removed, destroyed, defaced, or otherwise altered” VIN.”
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