(A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) alter, forge, or counterfeit a certificate of title, registration card, or license plate; (2) alter or forge an assignment of a certificate of title or an assignment or release of a security interest on a certificate of title or on a form the department prescribes; (3) possess or use a certificate of title, registration card, or license plate, knowing it to have been altered, forged, or counterfeited; or (4) use a false or fictitious name or address, make a material false statement, fail to disclose a security interest, or conceal any other material fact in an application for a certificate of title or for registration. (B) A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than five years. HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-150.81; 1957 (50) 595; 1960 (51) 1602; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 38.
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