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§47-4-108.
§47-4-108.
Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement of a material
fact, either in his application for the certificate of title herein
provided for, or in any assignment thereof, or who, with intent to
procure or pass title to a motor vehicle which he knows, or has reason
to believe, has been stolen, shall receive or transfer possession of
the same from or to another, or who shall have in his possession any
motor vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen,
and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the
performance of his duty as such officer, shall be deemed guilty of a
felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00), or imprisoned in the State Penitentiary for a period of
not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years, or by both
such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. This
provision shall not be exclusive of any other penalties prescribed by
an existing or future law for the larceny or unauthorized taking of a
motor vehicle.
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