{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-897","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-897","heading":"Duty of certain persons accompanying driver to report accidents involving damage only to unattended property","body":"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.","path":["Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES","Subtitle III. OPERATION","Chapter 8. REGULATION OF TRAFFIC","Article 11. ACCIDENTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-897/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"fb99d5db5356d1e8d6f6c593936c4f122a8dc7be1914ebbd6dedbda4e38c6121","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-896","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-898"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}