A police agency having custody of a boat or component for which an identification number is not established or a person to whom a boat or component has been returned pursuant to ORS 830.885 (Return of seized property) shall apply to the State Marine Board for an identification number.
(2)
Except as provided in subsection (1) of this section the board shall not assign an identification number to a boat or component from which the identification number assigned to the boat or component by the board has been removed, defaced, covered, altered or destroyed unless the boat or component has been inspected pursuant to ORS 830.880 (Seizure of boats and equipment from which identification number has been removed). [Formerly 488.920]