Vehicle Code section 10855


(a)

If a person who has leased or rented a vehicle willfully and intentionally fails to return the vehicle to its owner within five days after the lease or rental agreement has expired, the person shall be presumed to have embezzled the vehicle.

(b)

This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.

Source: Section 10855, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=10855.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2020; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Jun. 25, 2025

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