Immediate notice of accident

(a) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or property damage to an apparent extent of fifty dollars ($50.00) or more shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of the accident to the local police department if the accident occurs within a municipality, otherwise to the office of the county sheriff or the nearest office of the state highway patrol. (b) The requirements in subsection (a) shall apply to accidents occurring upon highways and the premises of any shopping center, trailer park or any apartment house complex, or any other premises that are generally frequented by the public at large. (c) With respect to an ADS-operated vehicle, as defined by § 55-30-102 , the requirements of subsection (a) are satisfied if the motor vehicle's owner, or a person on behalf of the motor vehicle's owner, promptly contacts a law enforcement officer or agency to report the accident and the ADS-operated vehicle remains on the scene of the accident as otherwise required by law. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 474,s 10, eff. 6/6/2017. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 83; T.C.A., § 59-1006; Acts 1988, ch. 788, § 1.

(a) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or property damage to an apparent extent of fifty dollars ($50.00) or more shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of the accident to the local police department if the accident occurs within a municipality, otherwise to the office of the county sheriff or the nearest office of the state highway patrol.

(b) The requirements in subsection (a) shall apply to accidents occurring upon highways and the premises of any shopping center, trailer park or any apartment house complex, or any other premises that are generally frequented by the public at large.

(c) With respect to an ADS-operated vehicle, as defined by § 55-30-102 , the requirements of subsection (a) are satisfied if the motor vehicle's owner, or a person on behalf of the motor vehicle's owner, promptly contacts a law enforcement officer or agency to report the accident and the ADS-operated vehicle remains on the scene of the accident as otherwise required by law.

Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 474,s 10, eff. 6/6/2017.

Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 83; T.C.A., § 59-1006; Acts 1988, ch. 788, § 1.