CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS ACCOMPANYING DRIVER TO REPORT ACCIDENTS INVOLVING
INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO ATTENDED PROPERTY (§ 46.2-895)

If the driver fails to stop and make the report required by § 46.2-894, 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 information within his knowledge as the driver is required to report
pursuant to § 46.2-894.

HISTORY: 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.