Section 2313 of Title 18 makes it an offense to receive, possess, conceal, store, barter, sell or dispose of any motor vehicle or aircraft which has crossed a State or United States boundary after being stolen, knowing the same to have been stolen.
Federal criminal jurisdiction over a stolen motor vehicle attaches once it crosses a state line after having been stolen, and continues even after it ceases to be a part of interstate commerce. This statute is particularly applicable to investigations and prosecution of chop shop operations.
[cited in USAM 9-61.700]
Updated December 7, 2018