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§ 7-205. Failure to return rental vehicle

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: October 1, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Theft and Related Crimes
Subtitle 2. Unlawful Use of Goods
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 7-205
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 206
§ 7-205. Failure to return rental vehicle
Currentness
Prohibited
(a) A person who leases or rents a motor vehicle under an agreement to return the motor vehicle at the end of the leasing or rental period may not abandon the motor vehicle or refuse or willfully neglect to return it.
Return or accounting of vehicle upon demand
(b)(1) A person may not be prosecuted under this section if, within 5 days after a written demand for the return of the motor vehicle is mailed by regular mail and certified United States mail, return receipt requested, to the person who leased or rented the motor vehicle at the last address known to the person who delivered the motor vehicle, the person returns or accounts for the motor vehicle to the person who delivered the motor vehicle.
(2) A prosecution may not be started until 5 days after a written demand described in paragraph (1) of this subsection is mailed.
Penalty
(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 354, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
Formerly Art. 27, § 206.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 7-205, MD CRIM LAW § 7-205
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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