Prohibited plates — certificates.

1. A person shall not display or cause or permit to be displayed, or have in the person’s possession, a vehicle identification number or component part number except as provided in this chapter , or a canceled, revoked, altered, or fictitious registration number plates, registration receipt, or certificate of title, as the same are respectively provided for in this chapter . 2. A person who violates this section commits a simple misdemeanor. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §5084; C39, § 5006.25; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.96 ] 90 Acts, ch 1230, §17 ; 2010 Acts, ch 1140, §3