Sale or receipt of stolen vehicles
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(a) Whoever receives, possesses, conceals, stores, barters, sells, or disposes of any motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, which has crossed a State or United States boundary after being stolen, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
(b)
For purposes of this section, the term "State" includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 806 (PDF, 39 MB); Pub. L. 98–547, title II, §203, Oct. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 2770 (PDF, 3.2 MB); Pub. L. 101–647, title XII, §1205(l), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4831 (PDF, 27 MB); Pub. L. 102–519, title I, §103, Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3385 (PDF, 2.9 MB); Pub. L. 109–177, title III, §307(b)(2)(B), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 240.)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to receive, keep, hide, store, trade, or sell a stolen car, boat, or aircraft that has crossed a state or U.S. border after being stolen, if the person knows it was stolen.