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Idaho Code § 18-2410 (2026)

Prohibiting defacing, altering or obliterating numbers — Sales prohibited — Penalty. 

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Prohibiting defacing, altering or obliterating numbers — Sales prohibited — Penalty. 

(1) Any person who, with intent to deceive or defraud others, shall deface, alter, remove, cover, destroy or obliterate the manufacturer’s serial or identification number on any item of property shall be guilty of a felony.

(2)  Any person or persons who, with intent to deceive or defraud others, knowingly disposes of, sells, trades or barters, or offers to dispose of, sell, trade or barter any item of property on which the manufacturer’s serial or identification number has been defaced, altered, removed, covered or obliterated shall be guilty of a felony.
(3)  Any violation of the provisions of this act shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment of not more than five (5) years in the state penitentiary or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1992–2014 · leading case: State v. Tietsort, 175 P.3d 801 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007).
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State v. Tietsort, 175 P.3d 801 (Idaho Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “§ 18-2407(l)(b)(6); seven counts of defacing, altering, or obliterating a manufacturer’s identification number, I.C. § 18-2410; five counts of misdemeanor possession of a legend drug, I.”
State v. Russell, 835 P.2d 1299 (Idaho 1992). · cites it 2× “" "Defendant was originally charged with two counts of Grand Theft By Possession in violation of Idaho Code 18-2403(4) and 18-2407(1), one count of Selling or Disposing of Vehicle With Altered Serial Number in violation of Idaho Code 18-2410(2), one count of Conspiracy to Sell…”
State v. Jeremy Joseph Brown (Idaho Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “§ 18- 1511 (sale or barter of a child for adoption); I.C. § 18-2410 (fraudulent removal of serial numbers); I.”
— Idaho Code § 18-2410(2) — 1 case
State v. Russell, 835 P.2d 1299 (Idaho 1992). “" "Defendant was originally charged with two counts of Grand Theft By Possession in violation of Idaho Code 18-2403(4) and 18-2407(1), one count of Selling or Disposing of Vehicle With Altered Serial Number in violation of Idaho Code 18-2410(2), one count of Conspiracy to Sell…”
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