USA Statutes : alabama
Title : Title 32 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC.
Chapter : Chapter 15 RENTING, HIRING AND USING MOTOR VEHICLES.
Section 32-15-1Section 32-15-1
Fraudulent determination of mileage.
Whoever, with the intent to defraud, shall rent a motor vehicle, the hire of which is determinable either in whole or in part by the distance such motor vehicle travels, knowing that the odometer or other mechanical device attached to such motor vehicle or any part thereof for the purpose of registering the distance that such motor vehicle travels does not correctly register the distance such motor vehicle travels, or who shall knowingly deceive any person or persons hiring any motor vehicle as to the distance such motor vehicle has traveled during the period of hiring and shall make a charge for the use thereof, based either in whole or in part upon such deception, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than 30 days nor more than 12 months, or be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $200.00, or be both fined and imprisoned.
(Acts 1927, No. 456, p. 507; Code 1940, T. 36, §96.)Section 32-15-2Section 32-15-2
Renting to intoxicated person.
Whoever rents a motor vehicle to any person to operate upon any public highway or street, knowing that such person is in an intoxicated condition or under the influence of drugs, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than 30 days nor more than 12 months, or shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00, or shall be both fined and imprisoned.
(Acts 1927, No. 456, p. 507; Code 1940, T. 36, §97.)Section 32-15-3Section 32-15-3
Person hiring tampering with mileage device.
Whoever, after hiring a motor vehicle from any person or persons under an agreement to pay for the use of such motor vehicle a sum of money determinable either in whole or in part upon the distance such motor vehicle travels during the period for which hired, shall, with the intent to deceive the person or persons letting such motor vehicle or such person's or persons' lawful agent as to the actual distance such motor vehicle traveled during the period for which let, remove or attempt to remove, tamper with or attempt to tamper with, or in any other wise interfere with any odometer or other mechanical device attached to said hired motor vehicle for the purpose of registering the distance such motor vehicle travels, or who shall knowingly aid, abet or assist another in so doing, or shall remove or attempt to remove from such motor vehicle any part thereof upon which is attached such odometer or such other mechanical device, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 12 months nor less than 30 days or shall be fined not more than $200.00 nor less than $50.00 or shall be both fined and imprisoned. Any person violating this section may be punished in the county where such motor vehicle is hired or in the county where such odometer or such other mechanical device is removed or attempted to be removed, or tampered with or attempted to be tampered with, or in any other wise interfered with, or in the county where such person knowingly aid, abet or assist another in violating the provisions of this section, or in the county where any part of such motor vehicle upon which is attached such odometer or such other mechanical device is removed or attempted to be removed.
(Acts 1927, No. 456, p. 507; Code 1940, T. 36, §98.)Section 32-15-4Section 32-15-4
Obtaining possession by trick, false representation, etc.
Whoever, with the intent to deprive or defraud the owner of any motor vehicle, or the person in lawful possession thereof, out of the temporary use, benefit or enjoyment of such motor vehicle, shall obtain the custody of such motor vehicle from the owner thereof, or from such owner's agent, or from any person in lawful possession thereof by some trick or fraudulent or false representation, or any false token or writing, or false personation of another, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a Class C felony and shall be punished with imprisonment in a state penitentiary for not more than 10 years nor less than one year and one day, or shall be fined not more than $5,000.00 or shall be both fined and imprisoned.
(Acts 1927, No. 456, p. 507; Code 1940, T. 36, §99; Acts 1983, No. 83-564, p. 865, §1.)Section 32-15-5Section 32-15-5
Hiring with intent to defraud.
Whoever, with intent to defraud the owner of any motor vehicle or any person in lawful possession thereof, hires from such owner, or such owner's agents, or any person in lawful possession thereof, any motor vehicle shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a Class C felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in a state penitentiary for not more than 10 years nor less than one year and one day, or shall be fined not more than $5,000.00, or shall be both fined and imprisoned. The refusal to pay the hire of such motor vehicle or absconding without paying or offering to pay such hire shall be prima facie evidence of such fraudulent intent.
(Acts 1927, No. 456, p. 507; Code 1940, T. 36, §100; Acts 1983, No. 83-564, p. 865, §1.)Section 32-15-6Section 32-15-6
Failure to redeliver hired vehicle; service of written demand.
Any person who, after hiring, leasing or renting a motor vehicle under an agreement in writing, which provides for return of said vehicle to a particular place, or at a particular time, shall abandon such vehicle, or secrete, convert, sell or attempt to sell the same or any part thereof, or who shall fail to return the vehicle to said place within the time specified, and is thereafter personally served with a written demand, or upon whom written demand is thereafter made by registered mail, to return said vehicle to the place specified in the written agreement within 48 hours from the time of the personal service or service by registered mail of such demand, and who fails, except for causes beyond his control to return said vehicle to the lessor within said period, is guilty of a Class C felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or less than one year and one day in a state penitentiary, or shall be fined not more than $5,000.00, or shall be both fined and imprisoned. Service by registered mail shall be deemed to be complete upon deposit in the United States mail of such demand securely wrapped, postpaid and addressed to such person at the address for such person set forth in the written agreement for the hire or use thereof or in the absence of such address to such person's last known place of residence.
(Acts 1927, No. 456, p. 507; Code 1940, T. 36, §101; Acts 1983, No. 83-564, p. 865, §1.)Section 32-15-7Section 32-15-7
Embezzlement, conversion, etc., of motor vehicle which is subject of larceny.
Whoever embezzles or fraudulently converts to his own use or secretes, with intent to embezzle or fraudulently convert to his own use, any motor vehicle delivered to him, which may be the subject of larceny or any part thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a Class C felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or less than one year and one day in a state penitentiary, or shall be fined not more than $5,000.00, or shall be both fined and imprisoned.
(Acts 1927, No. 456, p. 507; Code 1940, T. 36, §102; Acts 1983, No. 83-564, p. 865, §1.)Section 32-15-8Section 32-15-8
Permitting another to drive hired car.
Whoever, after hiring a motor vehicle under an agreement not to permit another to operate or drive same, shall, without first securing the consent of the renter thereto, or the renter's duly authorized agent, permit another to operate or drive same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or shall be fined not more than $200.00, or shall be both fined and imprisoned.
(Acts 1927, No. 456, p. 507; Code 1940, T. 36, §103.) 
