(1) A person commits the offense of receiving an altered article if, with the intent to deceive or harm another, he buys or receives any article knowing that an identification number thereon is obscured, without first ascertaining that the person so selling or delivering the same has a legal right to do so.

Attorney's Note

Under the Nebraska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class I misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $1,000
For details, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-106
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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 28-617

  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(2) Receiving an altered article is a Class I misdemeanor.