Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.312 (2026)
Inference of embezzlement for willful or intentional failure to return leased or rented vehicle to owner; penalty for embezzlement of vehicle; restitution
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NRS 205.312 Inference of embezzlement for willful or intentional failure to
return leased or rented vehicle to owner; penalty for embezzlement of vehicle;
restitution.
1. Whenever any person who has leased or rented a vehicle willfully and intentionally fails to return the vehicle to its owner within 72 hours after the lease or rental agreement has expired, that person may reasonably be inferred to have embezzled the vehicle.
2. A person who is convicted of embezzling a vehicle pursuant to subsection 1 is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
3. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 393; A 1983, 718; 2021, 2433)
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1981–1994 · leading case: Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Boyer, 637 P.2d 832 (Nev. 1981).
Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Boyer, 637 P.2d 832 (Nev. 1981). “1 By an information dated May 5, 1981, Boyer was charged with “EMBEZZLEMENT (Felony-NRS 205.312).” The statute under which Boyer was charged, NRS 205.”
Morris v. State, 659 So. 2d 980 (Ala. Crim. App. 1994). “purposefully failing] to return leased or rented personal property to the place and within the time specified in an agreement in writing providing for the leasing or renting of such personal property”); Nev.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 205.312 (Michie 1992) (defining offense as "willfully…”
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