Every person who shall lease or rent, for any period of time whatsoever, any motor vehicle and, with intent to cheat and defraud, who pays the fees for such lease or rental by means of a false, bogus or worthless check written for the sum of less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment. If the value of the worthless check is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, any person convicted hereunder shall be deemed guilty of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both such fine and imprisonment.

Historical Data

Laws 1970, SB 238, c. 84, § 1, emerg. eff. March 27, 1970; Amended by Laws 1973, SB 187, c. 36, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1973; Amended by Laws 1993, HB 1823, c. 147, § 3, eff. September 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 366 (effective date changed to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess, HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 258, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2016, HB 2751, c. 221, § 2, eff. November 1, 2016 (superseded document available); Amended by Section 12, State Question 780, Initiative Petition 404, adopted at election held November 8, 2016, effective July 1, 2017 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 422, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available); Amendment by Laws 2016, c. 221, § 2, repealed by Laws 2026, SB 1627, c. 12, § 54, emerg. eff. April 13, 2026 (superseded document available).