Section 5311 - Tampering with identification numbers or capacity plates(a) General rule.--No unauthorized person shall erase, deface, change, paint on, alter, remove, destroy or in any way tamper with any registration number or card, capacity plate, hull identification number or any other identification number on a boat or motor.(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates this section commits a summary offense of the first degree.1980, Oct. 16, P.L. 996, No. 175, § 1, effective in 90 days. Amended 1989, Dec. 22, P.L. 735, No. 102, § 11, effective 1/1/1990; 1999, Nov. 3, P.L. 447, No. 41, § 11, effective 1/1/2000.