Article 326. Counterfeiting or destroying the vehicle identification number

1. Falsification or destruction of the identification number, body number, chassis, engine and forgery of the State registration plate of the vehicle for the purpose of operating or marketing t The use of a fraudulent or fraudulent State registration plate for the purpose of committing or facilitating the commission or concealment of an offence, as well as the use of a false or false State registration mark Is in possession of a vehicle with a known false identification number, body number, chassis, engine or known to be a forged State registration mark or marketing of the body, chassis, vv A whistleblower with a known false number — shall be punished by a fine of up to 80,000 rubles or by the amount of the convicted person ' s salary or other income for a period of up to six months, or shall be liable to a fine of up to eighty thousand rubles. With hard labour for up to three hundred and sixty hours, or with correctional labour for up to one year, or with restriction of liberty for up to two years, or with forced labour for up to two years 2. The same acts committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy or by an organized group shall be punishable by compulsory labour for up to four years. One hundred and eighty hours, either by correctional labour for up to two years, or by restriction of liberty for up to three years, or by forced labour for up to three years, or by deprivation of liberty for that purpose the same period of time.