Hit and Run Laws March 2018 This Chart Summarizes Language
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Hit and Run Laws March 2018 This chart summarizes language regarding hit and run laws for all 50 states. Note that the penalties for a hit and run are bolded in the statutory summaries. State Accidents Resulting in Property Damage Accidents Resulting in Bodily Injury or Duty of Operator Death Alabama Ala.Code 1975 §32-10-3. Duty Upon Ala.Code 1975 §32-10-1. Accidents Ala.Code 1975 § 32-10-2 Duty to give information Striking Unattended Vehicle Involving Death of Personal Injuries and render aid The driver of any motor vehicle which (a) The driver of any motor vehicle The driver of any motor vehicle involved in an collides with any motor vehicle or other involved in an accident resulting in injury accident resulting in injury to or the death of any vehicle which is unattended shall to or the death of any person, or in person or damage to any vehicle which is driven or immediately stop and shall then and damage to a motor vehicle or other attended by any person shall give his name, address there either locate and notify the vehicle which is driven or attended by and the registration number of the vehicle he is operator or owner of such vehicle of the any person, shall immediately stop such driving, shall upon request exhibit his driver's license name and address of the driver and vehicle at the scene of such accident or to the person struck or the driver or occupant of or owner of the vehicle striking the as close thereto as possible and shall person attending any motor or other vehicle unattended vehicle or shall leave in a then return to and in every event shall collided with or damaged and shall render to any conspicuous place in or on the vehicle remain at the scene of the accident until person injured in such accident reasonable struck a written notice giving the name he or she has fulfilled the requirements assistance, including the transportation of, or the and address of the driver and/or the of §32-10-3. Every such stop shall be making of arrangements for the transportation of owner of the vehicle doing the striking made without obstructing traffic more such person to a physician or hospital for medical or and a statement of the circumstances than is necessary. surgical treatment, if it is apparent that such thereof. treatment is necessary or if such transportation is (b) The director shall revoke the driver's requested by the injured person. license of a person convicted under this section. Ala.Code 1975 § 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 such sections, or any provisions thereof, when such violation involved death or personal injury, shall be punished the same as prescribed by law for a Class C felony. Alaska AS §28.35.050. Action of Operator Immediately After Accident AS §28.35.060. Duty of Operator to Give Information and Render Assistance (a) An operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of a person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close (a) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident to it as possible and return to, and remain at, the scene until the operator has resulting in injury to or death of a person or damage fulfilled the requirements of AS 28.35.060. to a vehicle that is driven or attended by a person shall give the operator's name, address, and vehicle (b) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a license number to the person struck or injured, or vehicle driven or attended by a person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the the operator or occupant, or the person attending, scene of the accident or as close to it as possible and return to, and remain at, the and the vehicle collided with and shall render to any scene of the accident until the operator has fulfilled the requirements of AS person injured reasonable assistance, including 28.35.060. making of arrangements for attendance upon the person by a physician and transportation, in a (c) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a manner that will not cause further injury, to a vehicle that is unattended shall immediately stop at the scene of the accident and hospital for medical treatment if it is apparent that undertake reasonable means and efforts to locate and notify the operator or owner treatment is desirable. Under no circumstances is of the damaged unattended vehicle of the name and address of the operator and the giving of assistance or other compliance with owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle. If the operator or owner of the these provisions evidence of the liability of an unattended vehicle cannot be located then the operator shall leave in a operator for the accident. conspicuous place in or upon the unattended vehicle, a writing stating the name and address of the operator and of the owner of the vehicle that struck the unattended vehicle and setting forth a statement of the circumstances of the (b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a accident. person who fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section is, upon conviction, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $500, or by both. This provision does not apply to a person incapacitated by the accident to the extent that the person is physically incapable of complying with the requirement. (c) A person who fails to comply with a requirement of this section regarding assisting an injured person is, upon conviction, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both. This provision does not apply to a person incapacitated by the accident to the extent that the person is physically incapable of complying with the requirement. Arizona A.R.S. §28-662. Accidents Involving A.R.S. §28-661. Accidents Involving A.R.S. §28-663. Duty to Give Information and Damage to Vehicle Death or Physical Injuries Assistance A. The driver of a vehicle involved in an A. The driver of a vehicle involved in an A. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident accident resulting only in damage to a accident resulting in injury to or death of resulting in injury to or death of a person or damage vehicle that is driven or attended by a a person shall: to a vehicle that is driven or attended by a person person shall: 1. Immediately stop the vehicle shall: 1. Immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or 1. Give the driver's name and address and at the scene of the accident or as close to the accident scene as the registration number of the vehicle the as close to the accident scene as possible but shall immediately driver is driving. possible but shall immediately return to the accident scene. 2. On request, exhibit the person's driver return to the accident scene. 2. Remain at the scene of the license to the person struck or the driver or 2. Remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has occupants of or person attending a vehicle accident until the driver has fulfilled the requirements of § collided with. fulfilled the requirements of § 28-663. 3. Render reasonable assistance to a person 28-663. B. A driver who is involved in an injured in the accident, including making 3. Make the stop without accident resulting in death or serious arrangements for the carrying of the person obstructing traffic more than is physical injury as defined in § 13-105 to a physician, surgeon or hospital for necessary. and who fails to stop or to comply with medical or surgical treatment if it is B. A person failing to stop or comply the requirements of § 28-663 is guilty of apparent that treatment is necessary or if with this section is guilty of a class 2 a class 3 felony, except that if a driver the carrying is requested by the injured misdemeanor. caused the accident the driver is guilty person. of a class 2 felony. B. A person who fails to comply with subsection A, C. A driver who is involved in an paragraph 1 or 2 of this section is guilty of a class 3 accident resulting in an injury other misdemeanor. than death or serious physical injury as defined in § 13-105 and who fails to C. A person who fails to comply with subsection A, stop or to comply with the paragraph 3 of this section is guilty of a class 6 requirements of § 28-663 is guilty of a felony… class 5 felony. D. The sentence imposed on a person for a conviction under this section shall run consecutively to any sentence imposed on the person for other convictions on any other charge related to the accident. E. The department shall revoke the license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privilege of a person convicted pursuant to subsection B of this section as follows: 1.