(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of driver failure to report an accident if the driver is driving any vehicle that is involved in an accident required to be reported under ORS § 811.745 and the driver, if physically capable, does not give notice of the accident immediately to a police officer or a law enforcement agency by the quickest means available.

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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a driver does not commit the offense of driver failure to report an accident if:

(a) The accident required to be reported under ORS § 811.745 results in a serious injury or death; and

(b) The driver gives notice of the accident immediately to the emergency communications system by the quickest means available.

(3) The offense described in this section, driver failure to report an accident, is a Class A traffic violation. [2009 c.490 § 4; 2015 c.247 § 39]

See note under 811.745.