Turning in a car prior to formal repossession activity is still a repossession. It differs only in the fact that it is voluntary and may not affect your credit quite as adversely. It does demonstrate a certain level of responsibility.
Keep the car at a relatives or friends garage
No they can only be present if you are being sued, or there is a disturbance
This depends upon your credit score.
I would think theft
the police or dealership that you got the car from always handles REPOs
SD since it is registered.
I believe it is illegal to hide anything in any state from reposession.
They repossess it anyway and you could be responsible for the repair cost, depending on the lease contract.
YES! reposession is a civil matter, reposession men have been sued over cases like this and lost. He should have approched you and stated he's there to repo the car because your behind on payments and if you declined, he should have left and came back later to get the car.
all of it. Just because they cant find the car doesnt mean your debt goes away.
You will lose the car if the Auto title loan is not paid. The lapse in repayment can result in reposession of the car.
It is treated as a voluntary reposession and it still hurts your credit. They will auction the car and you will pay the difference of your loan and the amount they get from auction.