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IN HB1048
Bill
Status
3/21/2016
Primary Sponsor
Edmond Soliday
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AI Summary
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Motor vehicle operators involved in accidents must immediately stop at or near the accident scene and remain until providing their name, address, vehicle registration, and driver's license to all parties involved.
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If an accident causes injury or death, the operator must provide reasonable assistance to injured persons and immediately notify law enforcement, the sheriff's office, or 911 by the quickest means of communication.
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Operators whose vehicles stop in the traveled portion of a highway during an accident must move the vehicle off the roadway as soon as safely possible, except in cases involving hazardous materials or personal injury.
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Violating accident reporting requirements is a Class B misdemeanor, escalating to Class A misdemeanor for bodily injury, Level 6 felony for serious bodily injury, and Level 5 felony if the accident results in death.
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Selling or possessing vehicle parts with altered, removed, or defaced identification numbers is a Class A misdemeanor, with Level 6 felony charges if aggregate value is $750-$50,000 and Level 5 felony if value exceeds $50,000; counterfeiting vehicle titles follows the same penalty structure.
Legislative Description
Motor vehicle accidents. Makes it a Class C infraction if a motor vehicle involved in an accident comes to a stop in the traveled portion of a highway, and the operator fails (with certain exceptions) to move the motor vehicle off the traveled portion of the highway in a manner that does not obstruct traffic more than is necessary. Provides that, with certain exceptions, a person who knowingly or intentionally possesses a plate or label that contains an identification number not attached to the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part to which the plate or label was originally assigned by
Last Action
Public Law 63
3/21/2016