{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-186a.305","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 186A.305","heading":"Alteration or removal of motor vehicle identification number prohibited.","body":"(1) No person shall intentionally remove, deface, cover, destroy, alter, or obscure any\nvehicle identification number, or other distinguishing number, of a motor vehicle or\ntrailer or any part thereof in this state, without written authorization from the\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police, nor shall any person place or stamp, in place\nof the original manufacturer's serial, motor, or other number or mark upon a vehicle,\nany number except one assigned thereto by the Department of Vehicle Regulation\nunder the provisions of KRS 186.1911 or authorized agency of another state.\n(2) This section does not prohibit the restoration by an owner of the original vehicle\nidentification number when the restoration is authorized by the Department of\nKentucky State Police, n or prevent any manufacturer from placing in the ordinary\ncourse of business numbers or marks upon new motor vehicles or new parts thereof.\n(3) This section shall not apply to a scrap processor who loads, unloads, crushes,\nflattens, destroys, grinds up, han dles, shreds, or otherwise reduces a motor vehicle\nor motor vehicle part into metallic scrap for the purpose of recycling such metallic\ncontent.","path":["KRS Chapter 186A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6198","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:40Z","sha256":"3d673f5c7a8099512d6daa319c65aae95f836e53bc579d43197c717086182f21","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-186a.300","next":"us-ky/krs-186a.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}