NOTE 15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases

On February 26, 2021 the Company executed an office lease, effective for a 12-month term beginning March 1, 2021.  The lease requires monthly base rent payments of $6,000 and the issuance of 5,333 shares of the Company’s common stock.  The value of the common stock of $49,600 is amortized to rent expense on a monthly basis over the lease term. This lease was not renewed.  The Company leased shared office space on a monthly basis with monthly rents approximating $4,500 through June 30, 2022. The Company also leased an office space for approximately $5,000 per month on a short-term (month to month) basis through a related party which terminated on June 30, 2022. The Company entered into a lease agreement to rent office space for a twelve-month period beginning July 1, 2022 with a monthly base rent of $15,736. Rent expense under office leases, including CAM charges, was $110,570 and $106,997 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Legal Proceedings

On December 6, 2006, Orange County Valet and Security Patrol, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Company in Orange County California State Superior Court for Breach of Contract in the amount of $11,164. A default judgment was taken against the Company in this matter. In mid-2013 we learned the Plaintiff’s perfected the judgment against the Company, but we have not heard from the Plaintiffs as of the date of this report.  As of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the Company has accrued $11,164 plus accrued interest of approximately $18,000.  In the event we pay any money related to this lawsuit, IDTEC agreed to pay the amount for the Company in exchange for shares of our common stock.