Effective: September 23, 2011
Latest Legislation: House Bill 5 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to real property, or personal property attached to real property, legally upon or adjacent to a public road or highway immediately shall stop and take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of the property of that fact, of the driver's name and address, and of the registration number of the vehicle the driver is driving and, upon request and if available, shall exhibit the driver's or commercial driver's license.
If the owner or person in charge of the property cannot be located after reasonable search, the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident resulting in damage to the property, within twenty-four hours after the accident, shall forward to the police department of the city or village in which the accident or collision occurred, or if it occurred outside the corporate limits of a city or village to the sheriff of the county in which the accident or collision occurred, the same information required to be given to the owner or person in control of the property and give the location of the accident and a description of the damage insofar as it is known.
(B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of failure to stop after an accident involving the property of others, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
The offender shall provide the court with proof of financial responsibility as defined in section 4509.01 of the Revised Code. If the offender fails to provide that proof of financial responsibility, then, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, the court may order restitution pursuant to section 2929.28 of the Revised Code in an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars for any economic loss arising from an accident or collision that was the direct and proximate result of the offender's operation of the motor vehicle before, during, or after committing the offense charged under this section.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes
Section 4549.01 | Stopping Motor Vehicle When Signaled by Horse-Drawn Vehicle or Horse Rider.
Section 4549.02 | Stopping After Accident on Public Roads or Highways.
Section 4549.021 | Stopping After Accident on Other Than Public Roads or Highways.
Section 4549.042 | Sale or Possession of Master Key Designed to Fit More Than One Motor Vehicle.
Section 4549.05 | Removing Ignition Key Left in Ignition Switch.
Section 4549.08 | Fictitious License Plates or Identification Number or Mark.
Section 4549.081 | Rules for Electronic Clearance Devices.
Section 4549.10 | Operating Manufacturer Vehicle Without Placard.
Section 4549.11 | Operating With Number of Former Owner.
Section 4549.12 | Resident Operating With Number Issued by Foreign State.
Section 4549.13 | Marking and Equipment for Motor Vehicle Used by Traffic Enforcement Officers.
Section 4549.14 | Incompetency of Officer as Witness.
Section 4549.15 | Distinctive Uniform for Traffic Officers.
Section 4549.16 | Arresting Officer as Witness.
Section 4549.18 | Certificate of Registration of Commercial Vehicles.
Section 4549.19 | Enforcement of Proceedings Against Violators.
Section 4549.20 | Improper Replacement of Motor Vehicle Air Bag.
Section 4549.41 | Odometer Rollback and Disclosure Act Definitions.
Section 4549.42 | Tampering With or Disconnection of Odometers.
Section 4549.43 | Sale or Use of Fraudulent Odometer.
Section 4549.44 | Operating With Disconnected or Nonfunctional Odometer.
Section 4549.45 | Written Notice of Tampering or Nonfunction.
Section 4549.451 | Auctioneer's Statement of Disconnected or Nonfunctional Odometer.
Section 4549.46 | Written Odometer Disclosure Statement.
Section 4549.47 | Attorney General Investigations.
Section 4549.48 | Injunctions.
Section 4549.49 | Liability to Transferee Subsequent to Violation.
Section 4549.50 | Revocation or Denial of License or Permit as Motor Vehicle Dealer.
Section 4549.52 | Criminal Action to Enforce Odometer Violations.
Section 4549.61 | Tampering With Identifying Numbers Definitions.
Section 4549.62 | Offenses With Purpose to Conceal or Destroy Identity.