Section 811.715 – Failure to perform duties of witness to accident; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to perform the duties of a witness to an accident if the person: (a) Witnesses an accident that results in injury or death to any person or causes damage to a vehicle that is driven or attended by any person; and (b) Does not furnish to the […]
Section 811.717 – Failure to remove motor vehicle from roadway; penalty.
(1) The driver of a motor vehicle commits the offense of failure to remove a motor vehicle from the roadway if, after an accident: (a) A person has not suffered any apparent personal injury as a result of the accident; (b) The motor vehicle is operable and does not require towing; (c) It is safe […]
Section 811.720 – When accident must be reported to Department of Transportation.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, any accident occurring on a highway or upon premises open to the public resulting in injury or death to any person is subject to the reporting requirements under the following sections: (a) The reporting requirements for drivers under ORS 811.725. (b) The reporting requirements for […]
Section 811.725 – Driver failure to report accident to Department of Transportation; penalty.
(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of driver failure to report an accident if the driver does any of the following: (a) Is driving any vehicle that is involved in an accident required to be reported under ORS 811.720 and does not, within 72 hours of the accident, complete a report of […]
Section 811.730 – Owner failure to report accident to Department of Transportation; penalty.
(1) The owner of a vehicle commits the offense of owner failure to report an accident if the owner does any of the following: (a) If the person owns a vehicle that is involved in an accident that is required to be reported under ORS 811.720 and all of the following apply: (A) The accident […]
Section 811.735 – Failure of vehicle occupant to make accident report to Department of Transportation; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure of a vehicle occupant to make an accident report if: (a) The person is an occupant, other than the driver, of a vehicle at a time when the vehicle is involved in an accident required to be reported under ORS 811.720; (b) The driver of the vehicle […]
Section 811.740 – False accident report; penalty.
(1) A person commits the offense of giving a false accident report if the person gives information in any report required under ORS 811.725 or 811.730, knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false. (2) The offense described in this section, giving a false accident report, is a Class B misdemeanor. [1983 […]
Section 811.745 – When accident must be reported to police officer or law enforcement agency.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, any accident occurring on a highway or upon premises open to the public resulting in injury or death to any person is subject to the reporting requirements under the following sections: (a) The reporting requirements for drivers under ORS 811.748. (b) The reporting requirements for […]
Section 811.747 – Definitions for ORS 811.748 and 811.750.
As used in ORS 811.748 and 811.750: (1) “Emergency communications system” has the meaning given that term in ORS 403.105. (2) “Law enforcement agency” means any agency that employs members of the Oregon State Police, a sheriff, a deputy sheriff, a city police officer, a police officer commissioned by a university under ORS 352.121 or […]
Section 811.748 – Driver failure to report accident to police officer or law enforcement agency; penalty.
(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of driver failure to report an accident if the driver is driving any vehicle that is involved in an accident required to be reported under ORS 811.745 and the driver, if physically capable, does not give notice of the accident immediately to a police officer or […]