Section 42-5-107 - Seizure of motor vehicles or component parts by peace officers

All peace officers are authorized to take and hold possession of any motor vehicle or component part if its engine number, vehicle identification number, or manufacturer's serial number has been altered, changed, or obliterated or if such officer has good and sufficient reason to believe that the motor vehicle or component part is not in the rightful possession of the driver or person in charge thereof.L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2442, § 1, effective 1/1/1995.