Any other provision of this article or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the driver of any vehicle involved in a traffic accident in which there is no personal injury or in which no second party and no property of a second party is involved shall not have the duty to stop or immediately report such accident, and no such driver shall be prosecuted for his failure to stop or immediately to report such accident. This Code section shall not abrogate or affect a driver’s duty to file any written report which may be required by the local law enforcement agency.
History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 819, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-6-275 ; Code 1981, § 40-6-274 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 40.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 6 - Uniform Rules of the Road
§ 40-6-270. Hit and Run; Duty of Driver to Stop at or Return to Scene of Accident
§ 40-6-271. Duty Upon Striking Unattended Vehicle
§ 40-6-272. Duty Upon Striking Fixture
§ 40-6-273. Duty to Report Accident Resulting in Injury, Death, or Property Damage
§ 40-6-273.1. Instruction to Drivers to Provide Certain Information to Other Parties
§ 40-6-274. Exemption From Duty to Stop at Scene or Report Accident
§ 40-6-276. Duty of Driver of Wrecker/tow Truck
§ 40-6-278. Uniform Motor Vehicle Accident Reports and Reporting Procedures
§ 40-6-279. Accidents Involving Operation of Fully Autonomous Vehicles