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2007 Federal Sentencing GuidelinesCHAPTER 2 - PART B - BASIC ECONOMIC OFFENSES6. MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS§2B6.1. Altering or Removing Motor Vehicle Identification Numbers, or Trafficking in Motor
Vehicles or Parts with Altered or Obliterated Identification Numbers(a) Base Offense Level: 8(b) Specific Offense Characteristics
(1) If the retail value of the motor vehicles or parts (A) exceeded $2,000 but did not exceed $5,000,
increase by 1 level; or (B) exceeded $5,000, increase by the number of levels from the table in
(3) If the offense involved an organized scheme to steal vehicles or vehicle parts, or to receive stolen
vehicles or vehicle parts, and the offense level as determined above is less than level 14, increase to
CommentaryStatutory Provisions: 18 U.S.C. §§ 511, 553(a)(2), 2321. Application Notes:
1. Subsection (b)(3), referring to an "organized scheme to steal vehicles or vehicle parts, or to
receive stolen vehicles or vehicle parts," provides an alternative minimum measure of loss in the case
of an ongoing, sophisticated operation such as an auto theft ring or "chop shop." "Vehicles" refers to
all forms of vehicles, including aircraft and watercraft. See Commentary to §2B1.1 (Theft, Property
2. The term "increase by the number of levels from the table in §2B1.1 (Theft, Property Destruction,
and Fraud) corresponding to that amount," as used in subsection (b)(1), refers to the number of levels
corresponding to the retail value of the motor vehicles or parts involved.
Background: The statutes covered in this guideline prohibit altering or removing motor vehicle
identification numbers, importing or exporting, or trafficking in motor vehicles or parts knowing that
the identification numbers have been removed, altered, tampered with, or obliterated. Violations of
18 U.S.C. §§ 511 and 553(a)(2) carry a maximum of five years imprisonment. Violations of
18 U.S.C. § 2321 carry a maximum of ten years imprisonment.Historical Note: Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 1989 (see Appendix C, amendments 117-119); November 1, 1993 (see Appendix C, amendment 482);
November 1, 2001 (see Appendix C, amendment 617). NewsPress Releases and News Advisories