§ 30-229. Written reports of accidents by drivers.  


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  • (1)

    The driver of a vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person or total damage to all property to an apparent extent of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more shall, within five (5) days after the accident, forward a written report of such accident to the Department. However, when the investigating officer has made a written report of the accident, no written report need be forwarded to the Department by the driver.

    (2)

    The Department may require any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident of which written report must be made as provided in this section, to file supplemental written reports, whenever the original report is insufficient in the opinion of the Department, and may require witnesses of accidents to render reports to the Department.

    (3)

    (a)
    Every law enforcement officer who, in the regular course of duty, investigates a motor vehicle accident in which damage to property exceeds the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00), or bodily injury, or death occurs, either at the time of and at the scene of the accident, or thereafter by interviewing participants or witnesses shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after completing the investigation, forward a written report of the accident to the Department.

    (b)

    Accident reports confidential. All accident reports made by persons involved in accidents shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be for the confidential use of the Department or other State agencies having use of the records for accident prevention purposes, except that the Department may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when such identity is not otherwise known or when such person denies his presence at such accident, and except that the Department shall disclose the final judicial disposition of the case indicating which if any of the parties were found guilty. No such report shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, except that the Department shall furnish upon demand of any person who has, or claims to have, made such a report or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the Department solely to prove a compliance or a failure to comply with the requirements that such a report be made to the Department.

(Ord. No. 71-94, § 1, 12-21-71)