State v. Chapin

OPINION

FIDEL, Presiding Judge.

We hold in this criminal appeal that a person cannot be convicted of failure to return rented property unless the State proves that the lessor of the property has complied with the notice requirements of Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (“AR.S.”) § 13-1806(B).

I

Following an automobile accident, Defendant was provided a rental car from Budget Rent-A-Car by the other driver’s insurer. The rental period, extended by the insurer, eventually ended on December 20, 1994. A claims analyst for the insurer informed Defendant on December 14 that the insurer would pay for…