North Carolina § 20-102 - 2. Report of failure to return hired motor vehicles.
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§ 20-102. 2. Report of failure to return hired motor vehicles.
Every sheriff, chief of police, or peace officer, upon receiving a vehicle theft report, warrant, or other reliable information that any rental, for-hire, or leased vehicle registered pursuant to this Chapter has not been returned as set forth in G.S. 14-167 , shall report the failure to the National Crime Information Center. Any officer upon receiving information concerning the recovery of a vehicle that the officer previously reported as not having been returned shall report the recovery to the National Crime Information Center. The officer shall also attempt to notify the reporting party of the location and condition of the recovered vehicle by telephone, if the telephone number of the reporting party is available or readily accessible. History (2005-182, s. 5.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2005-182, s. 6, made this section effective December 1, 2005, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-102 ("2. Report of failure to return hired motor vehicles.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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