Leaving the Scene of an Accident/Hit and Run: State Laws
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| Alabama |
Motor
Vehicle Accidents
(AL Code Title 32, Ch. 10) |
| Alaska |
Action
of Operator Immediately After Accident
(AK Statutes 28.35.050) |
| Arizona |
Accidents
involving death or personal injury; failure to stop
(ARS 28-661) |
| Arkansas |
Accidents
(AR Code Title 27, Ch. 53) |
| California | Accidents and
Accident Reports
(California Vehicle Code Sections 20000 - 20018) |
| Colorado |
Accidents
involving death or personal injuries - duty
(CRS 42-4-1601) |
| Connecticut |
Browse the Connecticut Vehicle Code |
| Delaware |
Duty
of driver involved in accident - property damage or injury Duty of driver involved in accident - injury or death (DE Code Title 21 section 4202) |
| District of Columbia |
Fleeing
from scene of accident; driving under influence of liquor or drugs
(DC Code section 50-2201.05) |
| Florida |
Crash
involving death or personal injuries
(FS 316.027) |
| Georgia |
Accidents;
duties of drivers
(Georgia Code 40-6-270) |
| Hawaii |
Accidents
and Accident Reports
(HRS sections 291C-11 to 291C-15) |
| Idaho |
Accidents
(ID Statutes Title 49, Ch. 13) |
| Illinois |
Accidents
(625 ILCS 5/11-401 to 5/11-416) |
| Indiana |
Accidents
and Accident Reports
(Indiana Code Title 9, Article 26) |
| Iowa |
Information
and aid - leaving scene of accident
(IA Code section 321.263) |
| Kansas |
Accidents
and Accident Reports
(KS Statutes Ch. 8, Article 16) |
| Kentucky |
Duty in
case of accident
[PDF] (KRS 189.580) |
| Louisiana |
Accident
reports
(LRS 32:398) |
| Maine |
Accidents
involving death or personal injury
(MRS Title 29-A section 2252) |
| Maryland |
Accidents
and Accident Reports
(MD Transp. Code Title 20) |
| Massachusetts |
Accident
reports
(90 MGL section 26) |
| Michigan |
Accidents
(MI Vehicle Code sections 257.617 to 257.624b) |
| Minnesota |
Accidents
(MN Statute 169.09) |
| Mississippi |
Accidents
and Reports
(MS Code Title 63, Ch. 3 scroll to Article 9) |
| Montana |
Accidents
involving death or personal injuries
(MCA section 61-7-103) |
| Missouri |
Leaving
the scene of a motor vehicle accident
(MRS 577.060) |
| Nebraska |
Motor
vehicle accident; duty to stop
(R.R.S. Nebr. § 60-696) |
| Nevada |
Duty
to stop...accident involving death or personal injury
(NRS 484.219) |
| New Hampshire |
Conduct
after accident
(NH Statutes 264:25) |
| New Jersey |
Action
in case of accident
(NJ Statutes 39:4-129) |
| New Mexico |
Accidents
(NMS Ch. 66, Article 7, Part 3) |
| New York |
Leaving
scene of an accident without reporting
(NY Vehicle & Traffic Code section 600) |
| North Carolina |
Duty
to stop in event of accident or collision
(NCGS section 20-166) |
| North Dakota |
Accidents
involving death or personal injuries
[PDF] (ND Code Chapter 39-08 scroll to 39-08-04) |
| Ohio | Failure to stop
after accident involving property of others
(ORC section 4549.03) |
| Oklahoma |
Accidents
involving non-fatal injury
(OK Statute 47-10-102) |
| Oregon |
Rules
of the Road: Accidents, Duties, and Reports
[PDF] (OR Vehicle Code scroll to 811.700 to 811.740) |
| Pennsylvania |
Miscellaneous
Provisions: Accidents and Accident Reports
[PDF] (PA Vehicle Code Ch. 37; scroll to Subchapter C) |
| Rhode Island |
Accidents
and Accident Reports
(RI Code Ch. 31-26) |
| South Carolina |
Duties
of drivers involved in accident
(SC Code scroll to sections 56-5-1210 to 56-5-1260) |
| South Dakota |
Accidents
and Accident Reports
(SD Codified Laws Ch. 32-34) |
| Tennessee |
Accidents
involving death or personal injury
(TN Code section 55-10-101) |
| Texas |
Accidents
and Accident Reports
(TX Transp. Code Ch. 550) |
| Utah |
Accidents...--
Duties of operator
(UT Code 41-6a-401) |
| Vermont |
Accidents;
duty to stop
(23 VSA section 1128) |
| Virginia |
Accidents;
duty of driver to stop
(VA Code 46.2-894) |
| Washington |
Accidents
- reports
(RCW Chapter 46.52) |
| West Virginia |
Accidents
involving damage to vehicle
(WV Code section 17C-4-2) |
| Wisconsin |
Accidents
and Accident Reports
[PDF] (WI Code Chapter 341 scroll to Subchapter XI) |
| Wyoming |
Accidents;
duty to stop
(WY Statutes Title 31, Ch. 5, Article 11) |