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Vermont Statutes Title 13. Crimes and Criminal Procedure, § 2592. Failure to return a rented or leased motor vehicle

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) A person commits the offense of failure to return a rented or leased motor vehicle if the person:

(1) rents or leases a motor vehicle, as defined in 23 V.S.A. § 4(21), pursuant to an agreement in writing that provides for the return of the vehicle to a particular place at a particular time;

(2) intentionally and without good cause fails to return the vehicle to that place within 72 hours after the time and date specified;

(3) does not give notice to the person from whom the vehicle was rented or leased that he or she will not be able to return the vehicle on the date and time stated in the agreement and does not obtain an extension of the date and time on which the vehicle will be returned; and

(4) when the person rented or leased the vehicle, the person was provided the following notice in boldface type:

NOTICE

THE FAILURE TO RETURN A RENTED OR LEASED MOTOR VEHICLE WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED IN THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITHOUT EXTENDING THE DATE AND TIME IS A CRIME UNDER VERMONT LAW (13 V.S.A. § 2592) AND MAY RESULT IN A CRIMINAL PENALTY OF UP TO FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT OR A $5,000.00 FINE, OR BOTH.

(b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned for not more than three years or fined not more than $3,000.00, or both. If the person has been previously convicted of a violation of this section, the person shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.

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