18.2-117 - Failure of bailee to return animal, aircraft, vehicle or boat.
§ 18.2-117. Failure of bailee to return animal, aircraft, vehicle or boat.
If any person comes into the possession as bailee of any animal, aircraft,vehicle, boat or vessel, and fail to return the same to the bailor, inaccordance with the bailment agreement, he shall be deemed guilty of larcenythereof and receive the same punishment, according to the value of the thingstolen, prescribed for the punishment of the larceny of goods and chattels.The failure to return to the bailor such animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat orvessel, within five days from the time the bailee has agreed in writing toreturn the same shall be prima facie evidence of larceny by such bailee ofsuch animal, aircraft, vehicle, boat or vessel.
(Code 1950, § 18.1-163; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.)