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Accident; Personal Injury; Reporting To Police Agency Or Officer; Stopping Required; Penalty; Suspension Of License - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 257.617a

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 300 of 1949


257.617a Accident; personal injury; reporting to police agency or officer; stopping required; penalty; suspension of license.

Sec. 617a.

(1) The driver of a vehicle who knows or who has reason to believe that he has been involved in an accident upon public or private property that is open to travel by the public shall immediately stop his or her vehicle at the scene of the accident and shall remain there until the requirements of section 619 are fulfilled or immediately report the accident to the nearest or most convenient police agency or officer to fulfill the requirements of section 619(a) and (b) if there is a reasonable and honest belief that remaining at the scene will result in further harm. The stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.

(2) If an individual violates subsection (1) and the accident results in injury to any individual, the individual is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(3) The secretary of state shall suspend the operator's or chauffeur's license of an individual convicted of violating this section as provided in section 319.


History: Add. 1975, Act 170, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 2005

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