Cal. Vehicle Code § 10855 : California Vehicle Code — Special Antitheft Laws — Theft And Injury Of Vehicles — Failure to return vehicle after lease or rental agreement expires Date: 7 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session Whenever any person who has leased or rented a vehicle wilfully and intentionally fails to return the vehicle to its owner within five days after the lease or rental agreement has expired, that person shall be presumed to have embezzled the vehicle. Ca. Veh. Code § 10855