§ 448.38 ALTERING OF SERIAL NUMBERS; FALSE INFORMATION PROHIBITED.
   (a)   No person shall deface or alter any serial number, model designation or other identifying mark on any watercraft or motor as placed thereon by the manufacturer thereof, or remove, deface or alter the registration number of any watercraft as the registration number appears on the bow thereof except by specific order of the Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft.
   (b)   No person shall give purposely false information concerning any watercraft or motor when applying for registration of the watercraft. Any certificate issued which is found to be based on such false information is void.
(R.C. 1547.66)
   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(R.C. 1547.99(B))