It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle involved in a crash to leave the scene of the crash without first immediately stopping at or as close as possible to the scene of the crash without unnecessarily obstructing traffic, and then satisfying the following requirements:
A. 
If the crash results in the death of or injury to any person, the driver shall:
1. 
Provide any police officer investigating the crash and any person injured or any person attending a person injured in the crash with the driver's name, home address, operator's license or permit, and vehicle registration number, or, if no one is able or no police officer is available to receive this information, the driver shall immediately report the crash and provide the information to the municipal police department; and
2. 
Render reasonable assistance to any person injured in the crash, including the carrying or making arrangements for the carrying of any injured person to a physician or a hospital for medical treatment, if it is apparent that medical treatment is necessary or if such carrying is requested by an injured person.
B. 
If the crash results only in damage to a vehicle or other property which is driven or attended by another person, the driver shall provide any police officer investigating the crash and any driver, occupant or other person attending any vehicle or other property damaged in the accident with the driver's name, home address, operator's license or permit, and vehicle registration number.
C. 
If the crash results only in damage to an unattended vehicle or other property, the driver shall:
1. 
Either:
a. 
Locate and provide the operator or owner of the damaged vehicle or property with the driver's name, home address, operator's license or permit, and vehicle registration number; or
b. 
Attach securely, in a conspicuous place in or on such vehicle or property, a legible written notice of this information; and
2. 
Immediately report the crash and provide the information to the municipal police department.
(CAC 9.10.020; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 89-52; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 14, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
The driver of a vehicle involved in a crash resulting in injury to or death of any person or total damage to all property to an apparent extent of $500.00 or more shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice of such crash to the police department. The quickest means of communication shall include the closest available public telephone.
B. 
Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving an immediate notice of a crash as required in subsection A of this section, and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the crash capable of doing so, such occupant shall make or cause to be given the notice not given by the driver.
(CAC 9.10.060; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 89-52; AO No. 94-68(S), § 5, 8-11-1994; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 14, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
A. 
The driver of a vehicle involved in any manner in a crash shall, within ten days after such crash, forward to the police department a written report, if the crash:
1. 
Results in bodily injury or death of any person; or
2. 
Total damage to all property to an apparent extent of $2,000.00 or more.
B. 
A written crash report is not required under this chapter from any person who is physically incapable of making a report during the period of such incapacity. A report is not required under this section if the crash is investigated by a police officer.
C. 
Whenever the driver is physically incapable of making a written report of a crash as required in this section or fails or refuses to do so, and such driver is not the owner of the vehicle, then the owner of the vehicle involved in such crash shall within five days after learning of the crash make such report not made by the driver.
D. 
All written reports required in this section to be forwarded to the department by drivers or owners of vehicles involved in crashes shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be for the confidential use of the department or other state or municipal agencies having use for the records for crash prevention purposes, except that the department may disclose the identity of the person making the reports if not otherwise known or when such person denies being present at such crash.
E. 
No written reports forwarded under the provisions of this section may be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of a crash, except that the department shall furnish upon demand of any party to such trial, or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified crash report has or has not been made to the department in compliance with law, and, if such report has been made, the date, time and location of the crash, the names and addresses of the drivers, the owners of the vehicles involved and the investigating officers. The reports may be used as evidence when necessary to prosecute charges filed in connection with a violation of Section 9.10.080.
(CAC 9.10.070; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 89-52; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 14, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
Any person who gives information in oral or written reports as required in this chapter knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(CAC 9.10.080; AO No. 78-72)
The person in charge of any garage or any repair shop within the municipality to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in a crash of which written report must be made by the driver thereof as provided in section 9.10.070, or of having been struck by any bullet, shall report to the police department within 24 hours after such motor vehicle is received by the garage or repair shop, giving the identifying number, the registration number, and the name and address of the owner or driver of such vehicle.
(CAC 9.10.090; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 14, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011)
No person may proceed to the scene of a crash or other emergency or stop and park a vehicle or congregate in the vicinity thereof so as to interfere with police officers or other persons performing their duty at the scene of such crash or other emergency or for the purpose of advertising or offering any service not then immediately required at the crash scene.
(CAC 9.10.100; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 14, 11-22-2011, eff. 12-22-2011; AO No. 2014-42, § 16, 6-21-2014)