OUJI-CR 5-122

REMOVING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS - ELEMENTS

No person may be convicted of destruction/removal/ covering/alteration/defacing vehicle identification numbers, unless the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each element of the crime. These elements are:

First, the defendant intentionally;

Second, destroyed/removed/covered/altered/defaced/ (caused to be destroyed/ removed/covered/altered/defaced);

Third, (the engine)/(any distinguishing) number of any vehicle in this State;

Fourth, without first giving notice of the destruction/removal/covering/ alteration/defacing of the number to the Oklahoma Tax Commission upon a form prescribed by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.

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Statutory Authority: 47 O.S. 1991, § 4-107(a).