§ 10855

California Vehicle Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(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.

(Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 609, Sec. 4. (AB 391) Effective January 1, 2020. Section operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code

Export this section

▸Contents — California Vehicle Code

California Vehicle Code

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.