Section 32-10-1 Duties of driver involved in motor vehicle accident; removal of vehicle from roadway. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-340 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING. (a) The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury […]
Section 32-10-10 Garages to report accident and bullet damage. The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident, of which report must be made as provided in Section 32-10-7, or struck by any bullet shall report to […]
Section 32-10-11 Accident reports confidential. All accident reports made by persons involved in accidents or by garages shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be for the confidential use of the director or of other state agencies having use for the records for accident prevention purposes; except, that the director may […]
Section 32-10-12 Director to tabulate and analyze accident reports and make available to state Director of Transportation. The director shall tabulate and analyze all accident reports and shall publish annually or at more frequent intervals statistical information based thereon as to the number and circumstances of traffic accidents. The director shall make available to the […]
Section 32-10-13 Accident response service. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ACCIDENT RESPONSE SERVICE FEE. A fee imposed for the response or investigation by a law enforcement officer or agency of a motor vehicle accident. (2) ENTITY. A governmental entity or agency or department of a […]
Section 32-10-2 Duty to give information and render aid. The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or the death of any person or damage to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall give his name, address and the registration number of the vehicle he […]
Section 32-10-3 Duty upon striking unattended vehicle. The driver of any motor vehicle which collides with any motor vehicle or other vehicle which is unattended shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle of the name and address of the driver and owner of […]
Section 32-10-4 Duty upon striking fixtures upon a highway. The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact and of his […]
Section 32-10-5 Immediate reports of accidents. (a) The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or the death of any person shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice of such accident to the local police department if such accident occurs within a municipality; otherwise to the […]
Section 32-10-6 Penalty for violation of Sections 32-10-1 through 32-10-5. Every person convicted of violating Sections 32-10-1 through 32-10-5 or any of the provisions thereof, when such violation involved only damage to property, shall be punished the same as prescribed by law for a Class A misdemeanor; provided, however, that every person convicted of violating […]
Section 32-10-7 Written reports of accidents; release of information. (a) Every law enforcement officer who in the regular course of duty investigates a motor vehicle accident, either at the time of and at the scene of the accident or thereafter by interviewing participants or witnesses, shall, within 24 hours after completing such investigation, forward the […]
Section 32-10-8 Accident report forms. (a) The director shall prepare and upon request supply to police departments, coroners, sheriffs, garages, and other suitable agencies or individuals, uniform accident report forms required under this chapter. The required written accident report or citation to be made by persons involved in accidents or charged with a moving violation […]
Section 32-10-9 Coroners to report. Every coroner or other official performing like functions shall on or before the tenth day of each month report in writing to the director the death of any person within his jurisdiction during the preceding calendar month as the result of an accident involving a motor vehicle and the circumstances […]
