N.D. Cent. Code § 39-05-28: Penalty for defacing, destroying, removing, or altering engine, serial, or identification numbers

Any person who with fraudulent intent shall:

1.Deface, destroy, remove, or alter the engine, serial, or identification number of a motor vehicle;

2.Place or stamp other than the original engine, serial, or identification number, or a number assigned, upon a motor vehicle; or

3.Sell or offer for sale any motor vehicle bearing an altered or defaced engine, serial, or identification number, other than the original or a number assigned, is guilty of a class C felony.