{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac15-400-30","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC15-400-30","heading":"Written casualty or accident reports required; time for making","body":"A. In addition to the notification required by 4VAC15-400-20 of this chapter, the operator of a vessel shall submit a written casualty or accident report to the department when, as a result of an occurrence that involves the vessel or its equipment:\n\n1. A person dies;\n\n2. A person is unable to perform normal or usual activities;\n\n3. Damage to the vessel and other property damage totals more than $2,000 or complete loss of the vessel; or\n\n4. A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that indicate probable death or injury.\n\nB. A written report required by this section must be made:\n\n1. Within 48 hours of the occurrence if a person dies within 24 hours of the occurrence;\n\n2. Within 48 hours of the occurrence if a person is unable to perform normal or usual activities or disappears from a vessel; and\n\n3. Within 10 days of the occurrence or death if an earlier report is not required by the foregoing provisions of this section.\n\nC. When the operator of a vessel cannot submit the report required by this section, the owner shall submit the required report.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 15. Department of Wildlife Resources","Chapter 400. Watercraft: Accident and Casualty Reporting"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency15/chapter400/section30/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:27Z","sha256":"ca8056cb3d54abe59e0a190ae604e16a518e803017823f18644e16cac45df2c4","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac15-400-20","next":"us-va/4vac15-400-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}