^^^exactly what krucial said.

Regarding the felony, I assume the officer ran the VIN that was on the dash...what did it come back as? Stolen? Salvaged? The VIN number is all over each car, not just on a dash, so i doubt he was charged just because he changed it one place.

My second question is, why did the officer have to run the VIN in the first place? Not a single time has my VIN number ever been run (yet they've always asked why it's covered, no big deal), his tag must have been expired or for the wrong vehicle...