The operator of a vehicle or the person in charge of any animal involved in any collision resulting in damages to any property publicly owned or owned by a public utility, including, but not limited to, any fire hydrant, lighting post, telephone pole, or electric light or power pole, or resulting in damages to any tree, traffic control device, or other property of a like nature located in or along any street, within twenty-four hours after such collision, shall notify the public services department of the city.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
Notification shall include the time when and the place where the collision took place, the name and address of the person owning and of the person operating or in charge of such vehicle or animal, and the license number of every such vehicle and shall briefly describe the property damaged in such collision.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
The operator of any vehicle involved in a collision shall not be subject to the requirements or penalties of this section if and during the time he is physically incapable of making a notification, but in such event he shall notify the public services department of the city as required in Section 10.05.010 within twenty-four hours after regaining his or her ability to make such notification.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)