This section was added by Act 63, Session Laws 1973, "to provide an incentive to a person who rents a motor vehicle to return it to its lawful owner." House Standing Committee Report No. 821.

The Committee Report further states that "rental agencies have been plagued for a number of years with overdue and abandoned vehicles. Presently, there is no legal means available to compel a person to return the vehicle when it is overdue. This proposed bill would make it a misdemeanor if a person intentionally fails to return a rental motor vehicle."

Mentioned: 86 H. 207, 948 P.2d 1048.