(1) A person commits the offense of failure to obtain a vehicle identification number for a vehicle with an altered or removed number if the person has a vehicle or vehicle component returned under ORS 819.440 and the person does not obtain a vehicle identification number for the vehicle or component in the manner provided under ORS 819.400.
(2) The offense described in this section, failure to obtain a vehicle identification number for a vehicle with an altered or removed number, is a Class C misdemeanor.