{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4549.61","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 4549.61","heading":"Tampering with identifying numbers definitions.","body":"As used in sections 4549.61 to 4549.63 of the Revised Code, \"vehicle identification number or derivative thereof\" means any number or derivative of such a number that is embossed, engraved, etched, or otherwise marked on any vehicle or vehicle part by the manufacturer. \"Vehicle identification number\" also includes a duplicate vehicle identification number replaced upon a vehicle under the authority of the registrar of motor vehicles.","path":["Title 45 Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft","Chapter 4549 Motor Vehicle Crimes"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4549.61","current_through":"1985-03-28 (House Bill 632 - 115th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:37Z","sha256":"144f0e500ac4ebfa9c35970e05b76a7252e02d95b014f81518199abbbd2d384e","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4549.52","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4549.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}