Part 8. Anti-Theft and Enforcement Provisions.

§ 20-102.  (Effective until July 1, 2025) Report of stolen and recovered motor vehicles.

Every sheriff, chief of police, or peace officer upon receiving reliable information that any vehicle registered hereunder has been stolen shall report such theft to the Division. Any said officer upon receiving information that any vehicle, which he has previously reported as stolen, has been recovered, shall report the fact of such recovery to the Division.  (1937, c. 407, s. 66; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 2005-182, s. 4.)

 

§ 20-102.  (Effective July 1, 2025) Report of stolen and recovered motor vehicles.

Every sheriff, chief of police, or peace officer upon receiving reliable information that any vehicle registered hereunder has been stolen shall report such theft to the Division and the State Highway Patrol. Any said officer upon receiving information that any vehicle, which he has previously reported as stolen, has been recovered, shall report the fact of such recovery to the Division and the State Highway Patrol.  (1937, c. 407, s. 66; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 2005-182, s. 4; 2024-57, s. 3E.2(h).)