Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 4 histories
577.060. Leaving the scene of an accident — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of leaving the scene of an accident when:
(1) Being the operator of a vehicle or a vessel involved in an accident resulting in injury or death or damage to property of another person; and
(2) Having knowledge of such accident he or she leaves the place of the injury, damage or accident without stopping and giving the following information to the other party or to a law enforcement officer, or if no law enforcement officer is in the vicinity, then to the nearest law enforcement agency:
(a) His or her name;
(b) His or her residence, including city and street number;
(c) The registration or license number for his or her vehicle or vessel; and
(d) His or her operator's license number, if any.
2. For the purposes of this section, all law enforcement officers shall have jurisdiction, when invited by an injured person, to enter the premises of any privately owned property for the purpose of investigating an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding such accident.
3. The offense of leaving the scene of an accident is:
(1) A class A misdemeanor;
(2) A class E felony if:
(a) Physical injury was caused to another party; or
(b) Damage in excess of one thousand dollars was caused to the property of another person; or
(c) The defendant has previously been found guilty of any offense in violation of this section; or committed in another jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be a violation of an offense of this section; or
(3) A class D felony if a death has occurred as a result of the accident.
4. A law enforcement officer who investigates or receives information of an accident involving an all-terrain vehicle and also involving the loss of life or serious physical injury shall make a written report of the investigation or information received and such additional facts relating to the accident as may come to his or her knowledge, mail the information to the department of public safety, and keep a record thereof in his or her office.
5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the operation of all-terrain vehicles when property damage is sustained in sanctioned all-terrain vehicle races, derbies and rallies.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1983 H.B. 287, A.L. 1986 S.B. 450, A.L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2332, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 577 - Public Safety Offenses
Section 577.001 - Chapter definitions.
Section 577.010 - Driving while intoxicated — sentencing restrictions.
Section 577.012 - Driving with excessive blood alcohol content — sentencing restrictions.
Section 577.013 - Boating while intoxicated — sentencing restrictions.
Section 577.015 - Operating an aircraft while intoxicated — penalties.
Section 577.016 - Operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content — penalties.
Section 577.017 - Consumption of alcoholic beverages while driving — penalty.
Section 577.019 - Citation of law.
Section 577.021 - Chemical testing authorized — reasonable efforts to test required — admissibility.
Section 577.024 - Unlawful use of water skis and surfboards — penalty.
Section 577.025 - Negligent operation of a vessel — penalty.
Section 577.031 - Persons administering tests not liable, when.
Section 577.033 - Inability of person to be tested to refuse, effect.
Section 577.037 - Chemical tests, results admitted into evidence, when, effect of.
Section 577.060 - Leaving the scene of an accident — penalties.
Section 577.068 - Failure to report a shooting — penalties.
Section 577.070 - Littering — penalties.
Section 577.073 - Damaging state park property — penalties.
Section 577.075 - Anhydrous ammonia, unlawful release — penalty.
Section 577.076 - Unlawful disposition of a dead animal — penalty.
Section 577.078 - Water contamination — penalty.
Section 577.100 - Abandonment of airtight or semi-airtight containers — penalty.
Section 577.150 - Tampering with a water supply — penalty.
Section 577.155 - Construction or use of a waste disposal well — definitions — penalty.
Section 577.161 - Prohibiting the use of a life jacket — definitions — penalty.
Section 577.599 - Failure to comply with ignition interlock device requirements — penalty.
Section 577.605 - Failure to notify another of ignition interlock requirements — penalty.
Section 577.612 - Tampering with or circumventing the operation of an interlock device — penalty.
Section 577.675 - Transportation of an illegal alien — penalty.
Section 577.685 - Illegal reentry, offense of, penalty.
Section 577.700 - Definitions.
Section 577.706 - Planting a bomb or explosive in or near a bus or terminal — penalties.
Section 577.718 - Removal of baggage or cargo without owner's permission — penalty.