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Duty to give information and render aid - 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3744

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     § 3744.  Duty to give information and render aid.
        (a)  General rule.--The driver of any vehicle involved in an
     accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage
     to any vehicle or other property which is driven or attended by
     any person shall give his name, address and the registration
     number of the vehicle he is driving, and shall upon request
     exhibit his driver's license and information relating to
     financial responsibility to any person injured in the accident
     or to the driver or occupant of or person attending any vehicle
     or other property damaged in the accident and shall give the
     information and upon request exhibit the license and information
     relating to financial responsibility to any police officer at
     the scene of the accident or who is investigating the accident
     and shall render to any person injured in the accident
     reasonable assistance, including the making of arrangements for
     the carrying of the injured person to a physician, surgeon or
     hospital for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent
     that treatment is necessary or if requested by the injured
     person.
        (b)  Report of accident to police.--In the event that none of
     the persons specified are in condition to receive the
     information to which they otherwise would be entitled under
     subsection (a) and no police officer is present, the driver of
     any vehicle involved in the accident after fulfilling all other
     requirements of section 3742 (relating to accidents involving
     death or personal injury) and subsection (a), insofar as
     possible on his part to be performed, shall forthwith report the
     accident to the nearest office of a duly authorized police
     department and submit to the police department the information
     specified in subsection (a).
        (c)  Duty of occupants if driver disabled.--Whenever the
     driver of a vehicle is physically unable to give the information
     or assistance required in this section and there are other
     occupants in the vehicle at the time of the accident who are
     physically able to give the information or assistance required
     in this section, each of the other occupants shall fully reveal
     the identity of himself and the identity of the driver of the
     vehicle and of the owner of the vehicle of which they are
     occupants and shall otherwise perform the duties of the driver
     as set forth in subsection (a).
     (Feb. 12, 1984, P.L.26, No.11, eff. Oct. 1, 1984)

        1984 Amendment.  Act 11 amended subsec. (a).
        Cross References.  Section 3744 is referred to in sections
     3742, 3743, 3745.1 of this title.

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