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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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