Tenn. Code § 55-5-116

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069

Section 55-5-116 - Altering, falsifying or forging evidences of title, assignments or plates a felony

It is a Class E felony for any person to:

(1) Alter with fraudulent intent any certificate of title, certificate of registration, registration plate, or permit issued by the department or any county clerk of this state by virtue of chapters 1-6 of this title;

(2) Alter or falsify with fraudulent intent or forge any assignment upon a certificate of title; or

(3) Hold or use the document or plate, knowing the document or plate to have been altered, forged or falsified.

T.C.A. § 55-5-116

Acts 1951, ch. 70, § 79 (Williams, § 5538.179); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-512; Acts 1972, ch. 540, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A., § 59-517; Acts 1990, ch. 1030, § 41; 2007, ch. 484, § 70.