Any person who, after renting or leasing a motor vehicle under an agreement in writing which provides for the return of said vehicle to a particular place at a particular time, shall fail to return the vehicle to said place within the time specified, and is thereafter served with a written notice, or upon whom oral demand is thereafter personally made, to return said vehicle to the place specified in the written agreement within seventy-two hours from the time of the service of notice or personal communication of such demand, and who fails to return said vehicle to the lessor within said period, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be confined in jail for a period of not more than one year or be fined not more than $500 or both. The notice hereinabove provided for may be served in the same manner that any other notice may now be served under existing statutes.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 8. Special Antitheft Laws
§17A-8-1. Report by Police of Stolen and Recovered Vehicles or Special Mobile Equipment
§17A-8-2. Reports by Owners or Lienors of Stolen and Recovered Vehicles or Special Mobile Equipment
§17A-8-3. Action by Department on Report of Stolen or Embezzled Vehicle or Special Mobile Equipment
§17A-8-4. Unlawful Taking of Vehicle
§17A-8-5. Receiving or Transferring Stolen Vehicle
§17A-8-6. Injuring or Tampering With Vehicle or Special Mobile Equipment
§17A-8-9. Theft of a Rental Vehicle; Penalty
§17A-8-10. Unlawful Retention of Rented or Leased Vehicle After Notice