2017 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part I - Crimes
Chapter 25 - Counterfeiting and Forgery
Sec. 511A - Unauthorized application of theft prevention decal or device

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Citation 18 U.S.C. § 511A (2017)
Section Name §511A. Unauthorized application of theft prevention decal or device
Section Text

(a) Whoever affixes to a motor vehicle a theft prevention decal or other device, or a replica thereof, unless authorized to do so pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term "theft prevention decal or device" means a decal or other device designed in accordance with a uniform design for such devices developed pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXII, §220003(d)(1), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2077.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act, referred to in text, is title XXII of Pub. L. 103–322, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2074, which enacted this section and section 12611 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement, amended section 511 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 10101 of Title 34. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1994 Act note set out under section 10101 of Title 34 and Tables.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 25 - COUNTERFEITING AND FORGERY
Sec. 511A - Unauthorized application of theft prevention decal or device
Contains section 511A
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 108 Stat. 2077, 2074
Public Law References Public Law 103-322
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