39-05-11. Altering or forging certificate of title - Penalty

39-05-11. Altering or forging certificate of title - Penalty Any person who shall: 1. Alter with fraudulent intent any certificate of title issued by the department; 2. Forge or counterfeit any certificate of title purporting to have been issued by the department under the provisions of this chapter; 3. Alter or falsify with fraudulent intent or forge any assignment of a certificate of title; or 4. Use any certificate or assignment, knowing the same to have been altered, forged, or falsified; is guilty of a class C felony.