Source: http://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2015-guidelines-manual/archive/2006-2b61
Timestamp: 2016-07-25 02:26:40
Document Index: 751911176

Matched Legal Cases: ['§2', '§2', '§2', '§2', '§ 511', '§ 2321']

2006 2b6_1 | United States Sentencing Commission
2006 2b6_1
2006 Federal Sentencing GuidelinesCHAPTER TWO - PART B - BASIC ECONOMIC OFFENSES6. MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS§2B6.1. Altering or Removing Motor Vehicle Identification Numbers, or Trafficking in Motor Vehicles or
(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 §2B1.1 (Theft,
(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 level 14.
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 Destruction, and Fraud).
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
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). USSC HelpLine