Section 392. False statements, alteration of records or substitution in connection with any examination

Any person  knowingly  making  a  false
  statement  in an application for any document issued by the commissioner
  or in any proof or statement in  writing  in  connection  with  such  an
  application,  or  who  shall  deceive  or substitute or cause another to
  deceive or substitute in connection with any examination  hereunder,  or
  who shall wilfully alter a number plate (except for restoration purposes
  pursuant  to schedule G of subdivision seven of section four hundred one
  of this chapter), or make a material alteration on any  document  issued
  pursuant  to  this  chapter,  or unlawfully use a validating device on a
  certificate of registration, license or any other form, shall be  guilty
  of  a misdemeanor. A person who operates a motor vehicle upon the public
  highway displaying or using any document that he or she knows  has  been
  obtained in violation of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
  Nothing  contained  in  this  section shall prohibit the imposition of a
  charge of any other offense set forth  in  this  chapter  or  any  other
  provision of law for any acts arising out of the same incident.