Laws- Very Interesting Question I need Answered

[JeremyEvoX]

The law regarding theft by taking states that you have to take property from someone else with the INTENT to deprive that person of the property you took. The owner/police will have to prove your relative intended to keep the vehicle and since your relative returned the vehicle, that would be hard to do. On another note, if the owner of the car knows the name and birthdate of your relative, it's probable that they already have a warrant out for their arrest.

[5speed]

The law regarding theft by taking states that you have to take property from someone else with the INTENT to deprive that person of the property you took. The owner/police will have to prove your relative intended to keep the vehicle and since your relative returned the vehicle, that would be hard to do. On another note, if the owner of the car knows the name and birthdate of your relative, it's probable that they already have a warrant out for their arrest.

Too late, the relative is in jail. He went to turn himself in since the investigator came by earlier when I was at the shop getting my catalytic converter replaced. They wouldn't even take him in when he went to the jail/police department. So he came back home, and then they came and got him. WTF?