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2012 SESSION
12100111DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 29.1-740 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 29.1-740. Duty to stop and render assistance; penalties for violations; reporting of accident by passengers.
A.
It shall be the duty of every operator of a vessel involved in a collision to
stop and render assistance as required by § 29.1-739. If any person knowingly
fails to comply with the provisions of § 29.1-739 when the collision, accident
or other casualty results in serious bodily injury to, or the death of, any
person, he shall be is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
If any person knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of § 29.1-739, when
the collision, accident or other casualty results only in damage to property, he shall be is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, if the vessel
struck is unattended and the damage is less than fifty dollars $50,
such person shall be punished only by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars $50.
B. If
the operator of a vessel knowingly fails to
comply with the provisions of § 29.1-739, every person in
the vessel who is 16 years of age or older and
has knowledge of the accident shall
have a duty to ensure that a report is made pursuant to subsection B of § 29.1-739. Any
such passenger who fails to file a report of the
accident is guilty of a Class 1
misdemeanor.