Section 31-48-7. – Severability.
§ 31-48-7. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or the application of it to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are […]
Section 31-48-1. – Short title.
§ 31-48-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the “Motor Vehicle Chop Shop Stolen and Altered Property Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 288, § 1.
Section 31-48-2. – Definitions.
§ 31-48-2. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter the following terms mean: (1) “Chop shop” means any building, lot, or other premise where one or more persons are or have been knowingly engaged in altering, destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling, or knowingly storing any motor vehicle, or motor vehicle part known to be illegally obtained […]
Section 31-48-3. – Offenses committed.
§ 31-48-3. Offenses committed. (a) Any person who knowingly and with intent: (1) owns, operates, or conducts a chop shop; (2) transports any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part to or from a location knowing it to be a chop shop; or (3) sells, transfers, purchases, or receives any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part […]
Section 31-48-4. – Seizure.
§ 31-48-4. Seizure. (a) Any tool, implement, or instrumentality, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, used or possessed in connection with any violation of § 31-48-3 may be seized by a member of a state or local law enforcement agency upon process issued by any court of competent jurisdiction. […]
Section 31-48-5. – Forfeiture.
§ 31-48-5. Forfeiture. (a) The following are subject to forfeiture unless obtained by theft, fraud or conspiracy to defraud and the rightful owner is known or can be identified and located: (1) Any tool, (2) Any implement, or (3) Any instrumentality, including, but not limited to, any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, whether owned […]
Section 31-48-6. – Civil proceedings.
§ 31-48-6. Civil proceedings. (a) The attorney general or any aggrieved person may institute civil proceedings against any person in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking relief from conduct constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter. If the plaintiff in a proceeding proves the alleged violation, or its threat, by a preponderance of […]