Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 1999 - SECT 204

Vehicle and engine identification numbers

204. Vehicle and engine identification numbers



(1) If a vehicle or engine identification number appears to have been altered
or defaced, the Corporation may require-

   (a)  an applicant for registration of the vehicle; or

   (b)  the registered operator of the vehicle-

as the case may be, to cause a new identification number, specified by the
Corporation, to be stamped or displayed in accordance with the standards for
registration.

(2) If-

   (a)  a vehicle or engine identification number on a vehicle for which
        registration is sought; or

   (b)  the identification number on an engine substituted for the engine of a
        registered motor vehicle-

is the same as the identification number of another vehicle or engine already
recorded by the Corporation, the Corporation may require-

   (c)  an applicant for registration of the vehicle; or

   (d)  the registered operator of the vehicle-

as the case may be, to cause the duplicated number to be overstruck and a new
identification number, specified by the Corporation, to be stamped or
displayed in accordance with the standards for registration.

(3) A person must not alter or deface a vehicle identification number of a
registered vehicle except with the written permission of the Corporation.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.