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Is it against the law to hide your car from being repossessed in tx?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes. It's a violation of Texas Penal Code section 32.33 (b) if a person "destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, or otherwise harms or reduces the value of the property" involved in a secured debt, which would include the car in a car loan.
There's a very small loophole in that the person doing so has to have "intent to hinder enforcement of the interest or lien", but this is mostly closed by the provision that you're assumed to have had such intent if you've missed a payment and you failed to immediately hand over the car when the lender asked for it. If they haven't actually asked you to return the vehicle, you might be able to avoid the criminal charge if for example you can prove that you normally leave your car in a friend's garage or whatever, and that it wasn't there out of any desire on your part to conceal its location from the lender.
The seriousness of the crime depends on the value of the car. For most cars it will either be a state jail felony ($1,500 or more, but less than $20,000) or a third degree felony ($20,000 or more, but less than $100,000).
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Is it against the law to hide your car from being repossessed in Indiana?
It is against the law to hide your car from repossession in every state. It is called fraud, interfering with repossession, auto theft in some states. In Indiana it is routinely dealt with by replevin, an order from the court to surrender the property or go to jail and surrender the property.
Hiding a car that may be repossessed?
You can hide it but, they'll come back later for it.
Can your car be considered repossessed and put on your credit report as repossessed if they never picked up the car?
Absolutely. Once the car is considered repo'd it is all paperwork, otherwise you could just hide the car from the lender.
Can you hide a car from being reposed?
Well, no. If the car is registered in your name, they will know you own it regardless of wether or not they can find it. If you hide it from them, they will simply file a lawsuit against you for the value of the car. And they will win.
You are late 10 days on your loan against your car and the financial institute is harassing you that they are going to repossessed the car can they do that being only 10 days late?
Yes, they can!
Does a divorce decree keep a car from being repossessed?
No
Is it against the law to hide your car from being repossessed in North Carolina?
Yes, if you haven't made your payments then you have broke your agreement with the leinholder. Basically you are hiding a vehicle that isn't yours which is theft and if I'm not mistaken the last time I checked theft is against the law and is usually followed by punishment of the courts and law enforcement.
What itf you hide a car?
I assume you mean from a repo man. It is illegal to hide a car to prevent repossession. In some states criminal charges can be filed against you. In the end they will get the car. The lender does not want to repo the car anymore than you want it repossessed. Both you and the lender loose.Even if you hide the car eventually they will find it. Don't be foolish and try to hide it. Just set down with them and see if you can work out a deal? If not, then just turn the car over to them. This will save you the repossession fees which you are obligated to pay.
If you hide your car from being repossessed will you get in trouble?
Yes, make your payments or contact the lender and work something out. They do not want to repo your car. They loose, and you loose big time. Talk to them. Not with the police it is a civil matter between you and the lender.
Can your car get repossessed while being serviced at a dealership?
Yes it can.
Do the police know that your car is being repossessed?
Generally speaking, no.
Can my car be repossessed if I own it?
If there are no liens against your vehicle, there is nobody who has (or to have) ground to repossess it.
