Altering the mileage reading on a motor vehicle is a felony. Effective July 5, 1994, the odometer tampering statutes were recodified from Title 15, U.S.C., to Title 49. The change was not substantive, though the statutes were reworded. Some of the old and new statutes are: * Tampering prohibition: moved from 15 U.S.C. § 1984 to 49 U.S.C. § 32703(2).
* False odometer statement prohibition: moved from 15 U.S.C. § 1988 to 49 U.S.C. § 32705(a)(2).
* Odometer fraud conspiracy prohibition: moved from 15 U.S.C. § 1986 to 49 U.S.C. § 32703(4).
* Criminal penalty provision: moved from 15 U.S.C. § 1990c to 49 U.S.C. § 32709(b).
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