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CS/SB 1276: Hiring, Leasing, or Obtaining Personal Property or Equipment With the Intent to Defraud

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Latvala

Hiring, Leasing, or Obtaining Personal Property or Equipment With the Intent to Defraud; Providing that in a prosecution, failing to redeliver property or equipment within a specified time after receiving the demand for return from a courier service with tracking capability or by certified mail, return receipt requested, or within a specified time after delivery by the courier service or return receipt from the certified mailing of the demand for return, is prima facie evidence of abandonment or refusal to redeliver the property or equipment; providing that notice mailed by delivery by courier with tracking capability to the address given by the renter at the time of the rental is sufficient and equivalent to notice having been received by the renter, if the notice is returned undelivered; providing that possession of personal property or equipment by a third party does not alleviate the lessee of his or her obligation to return the personal property or equipment according to the terms stated in the contract, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 729 (Ch. 2012-210) -SJ 1239
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/14/2011 Senate • Filed
1/11/2012 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Banking and Insurance -SJ 140
1/13/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 140
1/20/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
1/25/2012 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 280
1/26/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/27/2012 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 289
1/31/2012 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 314
2/15/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/20/12, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/20/2012 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 523
• Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 523
2/29/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance -SJ 721
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/8/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12 -SJ 975
3/9/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1238
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 729 -SJ 1239
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 729 (Ch. 2012-210) -SJ 1239