Idaho Code
Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 49-232 (2026)

Fraudulent removal or alteration of numbers prohibited. 

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Fraudulent removal or alteration of numbers prohibited. 

No person shall with fraudulent intent deface, destroy or alter the manufacturer’s serial or engine number or other distinguishing number or identification mark of a vehicle or a tractor, or other farm implement; nor shall any person place or stamp any fictitious or unauthorized serial, engine or other number of distinguishing mark with the intention that the same pass for a number or mark placed thereon by the manufacturer of the vehicle or tractor or farm implement. This section shall not prohibit the restoration by an owner or repair man of an original serial, engine or other number or distinguishing mark, but is designed to prohibit and prevent the fraudulent removal or alteration of marks or numbers placed on the vehicles or tractors and other farm implements by the manufacturer.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1976–1981 · leading case: Porter v. Farmers Ins. Co. of Idaho, 627 P.2d 311 (Idaho 1981).
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Porter v. Farmers Ins. Co. of Idaho, 627 P.2d 311 (Idaho 1981). · cites it 8× “On March 30, 1976, almost a full year after the Porter-Hasbrouck accident, the legislature approved a compulsory insurance law, codified as I.C. §§ 49-232 through 235. That law requires all owners of motor vehicles to continuously provide motor vehicle liability insurance in an…”
Jones v. State Bd. of Med., 555 P.2d 399 (Idaho 1976). · cites it 2× “Here such licenses are required to be conditioned upon obtaining medical malpractice insurance, a requirement not unlike that imposed prior to the issuance of motor vehicle registrations, I.C. § 49-232, nor unlike the bonds which are required as a condition of pursuing numerous…”
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