# Idaho Code § 18-2410: 18-2410 PROHIBITING DEFACING, ALTERING OR OBLITERATING NUMBERS — SALES PROHIBITED — PENALTY

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2410

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 18-2410
- **Heading:** 18-2410 PROHIBITING DEFACING, ALTERING OR OBLITERATING NUMBERS — SALES PROHIBITED — PENALTY
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 18 / Chapter 24 / Section 18-2410

## Text

18-2410. Prohibiting defacing, altering or obliterating numbers — Sales prohibited — Penalty. (1) Any person who, with intent to deceive or defraud others, shall deface, alter, remove, cover, destroy or obliterate the manufacturer's serial or identification number on any item of property shall be guilty of a felony.

(2) Any person or persons who, with intent to deceive or defraud others, knowingly disposes of, sells, trades or barters, or offers to dispose of, sell, trade or barter any item of property on which the manufacturer's serial or identification number has been defaced, altered, removed, covered or obliterated shall be guilty of a felony.

(3) Any violation of the provisions of this act shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment of not more than five (5) years in the state penitentiary or both.

History:

[18-2410, added 1982, ch. 214, sec. 1, p. 588.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 18-2401 18-2401 CONSOLIDATION OF THEFT OFFENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2401.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2402 18-2402 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2402.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2403 18-2403 THEFT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2403.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2404 18-2404 PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE — THEFT BY LESSEE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2404.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2405 18-2405 PROOF OF FRAUDULENT INTENT IN PROCURING FOOD, LODGING OR OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2405.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2406 18-2406 DEFENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2406.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2407 18-2407 GRADING OF THEFT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2407.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2408 18-2408 PUNISHMENT FOR THEFT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2408.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2409 18-2409 PLEADING AND PROOF.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2409.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2410 18-2410 PROHIBITING DEFACING, ALTERING OR OBLITERATING NUMBERS — SALES PROHIBITED — PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2410.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2411 18-2411 UNLAWFUL USE OF THEFT DETECTION SHIELDING DEVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2411.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2415 18-2415 SCANNING — REENCODING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2415.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2416 18-2416 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2416.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-2417 18-2417 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C24_S18-2417.md)

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