§ 31-9-1. Driving without consent of owner or lessee. Any person who drives a vehicle, not his or her own, without the consent of its owner or lessee, and with intent temporarily to deprive the owner or lessee of his or her possession of the vehicle, without intent to steal the vehicle, is guilty of […]
§ 31-9-10. Weekly lists of stolen vehicles. The division of motor vehicles shall at least once each week compile and maintain at its headquarters office a list of all vehicles which have been stolen, embezzled, or recovered as reported to it during the preceding week. Those lists shall be sent to the various police departments […]
§ 31-9-11. Sale, purchase, or possession of keys or manipulative devices for automobiles. Any person who shall sell, offer for sale, purchase, or have in his or her possession keys or manipulative devices designed or adapted to operate the ignition switches, door locks, or trunk locks of two (2) or more motor vehicles, the ignition […]
§ 31-9-2. Possession of stolen vehicle or parts. (a) Any person who, with intent to procure or pass title to a vehicle which he or she knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, receives or transfers possession of the vehicle from or to another, or who has in his or […]
§ 31-9-3. Injuring or tampering with vehicles. Any person who either individually or in association with one or more other persons willfully injures or tampers with any vehicle or breaks or removes any part or parts of or from a vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a misdemeanor. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 31-9-4. Manipulating controls with malicious intent. Any person who with intent to commit any malicious mischief, injury, or other crime climbs into or upon a vehicle whether it is in motion or at rest, or with like intent attempts to manipulate any of the levers, starting mechanism, brakes, or other mechanisms or devices of […]
§ 31-9-5. Alteration of identification number. (a)(1) No person shall with fraudulent intent remove, deface, destroy, or alter the manufacturer’s serial or engine number or any other distinguishing number or identification mark of a motor vehicle or any of its parts nor shall any person place or stamp any serial, engine, or other number or […]
§ 31-9-6. Possession of any motor vehicle or part thereof with altered identification number. Any individual, company, or corporation who knowingly buys, receives, disposes of, sells, offers for sale, or has in his or her possession any motor vehicle, or its parts, from which the manufacturer’s serial or engine number or derivative of that number […]
§ 31-9-7. Reports by police officers of thefts and recoveries. Every proper officer, upon receiving reliable information that any vehicle registered under this title has been stolen, shall immediately report the theft to the division of motor vehicles unless prior to this discovery information has been received of the recovery of the vehicle. Any officer, […]
§ 31-9-8. Notice by owner of theft or embezzlement. The owner of, or person having a lien or encumbrance upon, a registered vehicle which has been stolen or embezzled may notify the division of motor vehicles of the theft or embezzlement, but in the event of an embezzlement may make a report only after having […]
§ 31-9-9. Filing and indexing of theft and embezzlement reports. The division of motor vehicles, upon receiving a report of a stolen or embezzled vehicle as previously provided for in this chapter, shall file and appropriately index the report. History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 12, § 3; P.L. 1952, ch. 2937, § 5; […]
