[Tigers] Removal of VIN number

[Steve Laifman]

To add some light, not fire, to the VIN issue.  I am sure these thing 
vary by state, like some don't use the VIN at all for registration./

In California, however:

10.7.51 of the CA. motor vehicle code:

It is illegal to remove or alter the vin # of a motor vehicle.....Should 
an altered vin # be
encountered (which includes method of attachment) at best the tag is 
seized, and a state tag will
be placed on the vehicle in place of the original (that'll really help 
if you ever go to sell the car).
Should the vehicle not have a secondary #, to authenticate its identity, 
the vehicle will be crushed. /

These guys mean business.  Chop shops, and other fraudulent 
identifications, are of concern.

Here are some discussions about the removal, or alteration, of a VIN 
number is illegal, without specific CHP (California Highway Patrol) 
inspection and permission.  They mean business, and serious charges can 
be filed.
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Thanks to ClassicTiger.com article, the contributor's and a "fair and 
balanced" reporting.  And specially to Mark Olson for the site and the 
content providers, and Norman Miler for his TAC efforts.

Steve
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Steve Laifman

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