{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-10753","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 10753","heading":"","body":"(a) Any person who removes, alters, or obfuscates any vehicle identification number or other unique marking that has been added to a catalytic converter is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n(b) Any person who knowingly possesses three or more catalytic converters that have the vehicle identification number or other unique marking removed, altered, or obfuscated is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n(c) This subdivision does not apply to either of the following:\n(1) Any person who is removing, altering, or obfuscating a vehicle identification number or other unique marking in order to apply a new vehicle identification number or unique marking because the catalytic converter is being lawfully installed on a different vehicle.\n(2) Any person that is disassembling, smelting, or otherwise permanently destroying a catalytic converter lawfully in their possession.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 4. SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAWS [10500. - 10904.]","CHAPTER 3. Alteration or Removal of Numbers [10750. - 10753.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"3340d403e9bfe3481f0a1e241e8aef913be0f04b68bae7a20aa103f837370986","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-10752","next":"us-ca/veh-10801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}