If I bought my own vehiclebut it is in my father’s name, can he report it stolen even though he knows where I am?
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If I bought my own vehiclebut it is in my father’s name, can he report it stolen even though he knows where I am?
I was sleeping over at my friend’s house last night and I woke up to messages on my phone from my father telling me that if I didn’t bring the car home he would report it stolen. He knows where I stayed the night and allowed me to do so. I have no intent on stealing the vehicle because I paid for it in full. The vehicle is in his name though. Would he be filing a false police report by reporting it stolen even though he gave me permission to take it to my friend’s house? I am the only driver of this vehicle for about 2 years now. It has always been mine and no other person has been able to drive it.
Asked on January 6, 2012 under Criminal Law, Pennsylvania
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If the vehicle is in your father's name but you actually paid for it, he could very well call law enforcement to report it stolen as a means to control your whereabouts from what you have written.
The problem that I see from what you have written is that if your father reported the vehicle stolen, law enforcement if presented access to the voice messages he left you stating that if you did not return the vehicle home could very well charge your father with making a false police report.
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