North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Chapter 20, Motor Vehicles

N.C.G.S. (Motor Vehicles) § 20-106.1: Fraud in connection with rental of motor vehicles

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person who obtains a rental vehicle through a written agreement and then fails to return it, or sells or converts it, with intent to defraud the owner is guilty of a Class I felony.

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