14-165. Malicious or willful injury to hired personal property.
Any person who shall rent or hire from any person, firm or corporation, any horse, mule or like animal, or any buggy, wagon, truck, automobile, or other like vehicle, aircraft, motor, trailer, appliance, equipment, tool, or other thing of value, who shall maliciously or willfully injure or damage the same by in any way using or driving the same in violation of any statute of the State of North Carolina, or who shall permit any other person so to do, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1927, c. 61, s. 1; 1965, c. 1073, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 109; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 24 - Vehicles and Draft Animals-Protection of Bailor Against Acts of Bailee.
§ 14-165 - Malicious or willful injury to hired personal property.
§ 14-166 - Subletting of hired property.
§ 14-167 - Failure to return hired property.
§ 14-168 - Hiring with intent to defraud.
§ 14-168.1 - Conversion by bailee, lessee, tenant or attorney-in-fact.
§ 14-168.3 - Prima facie evidence of intent to convert property.
§ 14-168.4 - Failing to return rented property on which there is purchase option.