The duty to stop at the scene of a motor vehicle accident

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, if an operator of a vehicle is involved in an accident resulting in personal injury or damage to an occupied vehicle, the operator must immediately stop the vehicle at or near the scene of the accident, provide certain information, and render reasonable assistance to any injured person.

Under this bill, an operator of a vehicle involved in an accident must reasonably investigate what was struck and, if he or she knows or has reason to know that the accident resulted in personal injury or vehicle damage, must stop at the scene of the accident and provide the information and assistance described above. This bill also specifies that a prosecutor is not required to allege or prove that an operator knew that he or she collided with a person or a vehicle driven or attended by a person in a prosecution for a violation of the provision described above, as modified in this bill.

Who's behind it

9 lawmakers are its authors⁠. 6 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.

3 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

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