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Relating to written reports required if a driver is involved in an accident resulting in injury, death, or property damage
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 1, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 15, 2022
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Drivers involved in accidents that cause injury, death, or significant property damage must currently report the crash to the Department of Transportation. This bill raises the amount of property damage required for a report from $1,500 to $5,000. These same rules apply to people driving snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or total property damage to an apparent extent of $1,500 or more, must, within hours after the accident, forward a written report of the accident to the department of transportation (DOT). However, such report is not required when the accident is investigated by a law enforcement agency. This bill increases the total apparent property damage threshold to $5,000.11). The bill does not increase the $1,500 property damage threshold for these reports. 482. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855.
House subcommittee
Named February 15, 2022. Meeting: Wednesday, February 16 · 5:00 PM · House Lounge 2 (Cancelled).
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