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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>54245</law_id><section_number>18.2-117</section_number><catch_line>Failure of bailee to return animal, aircraft, vehicle or boat</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>18.2-118</reference><reference>19.2-327.15</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="5">Crimes Against Property</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4">Embezzlement and Fraudulent Conversions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If any person comes into the <span class="dictionary">possession</span> as bailee of any animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel, and fail to return the same to the bailor, in accordance with the bailment agreement, he shall be deemed guilty of <span class="dictionary">larceny</span> thereof and receive the same punishment, according to the value of the thing stolen, prescribed for the punishment of the <span class="dictionary">larceny</span> of goods and chattels. The failure to return to the bailor such animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel, within five days from the time the bailee has agreed in writing to return the same shall be prima facie <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of <span class="dictionary">larceny</span> by such bailee of such animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 18.1-163; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
