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2005 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-896 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-896. Duties of driver in event of accident involving damage only to unattended property.
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident in which no
person is killed or injured, but in which an unattended vehicle or other
unattended property is damaged, shall make a reasonable effort to find the
owner or custodian of such property and shall report to the owner or custodian
the information which the driver is required to report pursuant to § 46.2-894
if such owner or custodian is found. If the owner or custodian of such damaged
vehicle or property cannot be found, the driver shall leave a note or other
sufficient information including driver identification and contact information in
a conspicuous place at the scene of the accident and shall report the accident
in writing within twenty-four 24 hours to the State Police or the
local law-enforcement agency. Such note or other information and written
report shall contain the information which that the driver is
required to report pursuant to § 46.2-894. The written report shall, in
addition, state the date, time, and place of the accident and the driver's estimate
description of the property damage.
Where, because of injuries sustained in the accident, the driver is prevented from complying with the foregoing provisions of this section, the driver shall, as soon as reasonably possible, make the required report to the State Police or local law-enforcement agency and make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or custodian of the unattended vehicle or property and report to him the information required by § 46.2-894.