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Va. Code § 46.2-897: Duty of certain persons accompanying driver to report accidents involving damage only to unattended property

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  1. Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES
  2. Subtitle III. OPERATION
  3. Chapter 8. REGULATION OF TRAFFIC
  4. Article 11. ACCIDENTS

If the driver fails to stop and make a reasonable search for the owner or custodian of an unattended vehicle or property or to leave a note for such owner or custodian as required by § 46.2-896, every person sixteen years of age or older in the vehicle with the driver at the time of the accident who has knowledge of the accident shall have a duty to ensure that a report is made within twenty-four hours from the time of the accident to the State Police or, if the accident occurs in a city or town, to the local law-enforcement agency. The report shall include his name, address, and such other facts within his knowledge as are required by § 46.2-896 to be reported by the driver.Code 1950, § 46-189; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-176; 1970, c. 59; 1977, c. 267; 1982, c. 503; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c. 727.

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