§ 20-106.1. Fraud in connection with rental of motor vehicles. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 20‑106.1.  Fraud inconnection with rental of motor vehicles.

Any person with the intent todefraud the owner of any motor vehicle or a person in lawful possessionthereof, who obtains possession of said vehicle by agreeing in writing to pay arental for the use of said vehicle, and further agreeing in writing that thesaid vehicle shall be returned to a certain place, or at a certain time, andwho willfully fails and refuses to return the same to the place and at the timespecified, or who secretes, converts, sells or attempts to sell the same or anypart thereof shall be guilty of a Class I felony. (1961, c. 1067; 1993, c. 539,s. 1253; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)