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The driver shall also render reasonable assistance to any person injured in such accident, including taking such injured person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital if it is apparent that medical treatment is necessary or is requested by the injured person.\n\t\tWhere, 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 person struck, or the driver or some other occupant of the vehicle collided with, or the custodian of the damaged property, and report to such person or persons his name, address, driver’s license number, and vehicle registration number.\n\t\tAny person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of (i) a Class 5 felony if the accident results in injury to or the death of any person, or if the accident results in more than $1000 of damage to property or (ii) a Class 1 misdemeanor if the accident results in damage of $1000 or less to property.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":206875,"text":"The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident in which a person is killed or injured or in which an attended vehicle or other attended property is damaged shall immediately stop as close to the scene of the accident as possible without obstructing traffic, as provided in \u00a7 46.2-888, and report his name, address, driver’s license number, and vehicle registration number forthwith to the State Police or local law-enforcement agency, to the person struck and injured if such person appears to be capable of understanding and retaining the information, or to the driver or some other occupant of the vehicle collided with or to the custodian of other damaged property. The driver shall also render reasonable assistance to any person injured in such accident, including taking such injured person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital if it is apparent that medical treatment is necessary or is requested by the injured person.\n\t\tWhere, 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 person struck, or the driver or some other occupant of the vehicle collided with, or the custodian of the damaged property, and report to such person or persons his name, address, driver’s license number, and vehicle registration number.\n\t\tAny person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of (i) a Class 5 felony if the accident results in injury to or the death of any person, or if the accident results in more than $1000 of damage to property or (ii) a Class 1 misdemeanor if the accident results in damage of $1000 or less to property.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14758,"edition_id":1,"name":"Accidents","identifier":"11","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12875,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:46","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:46","permalink":{"id":230393,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14758,"identifier":"11","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/11","url":"\/46.2\/III\/8\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12875,"edition_id":1,"name":"Regulation of Traffic","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12827,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":230189,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12875,"identifier":"8","token":"46.2\/III\/8","url":"\/46.2\/III\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12827,"edition_id":1,"name":"Operation","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228597,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12827,"identifier":"III","token":"46.2\/III","url":"\/46.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":56513,"structure_id":14758,"section_number":"46.2-894","catch_line":"Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1970, chapter 59; in 1977, chapter 267; in 1982, chapter 503; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1997, chapter 431<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 808<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 115<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 131<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73688,"section_number":"15.2-1716","catch_line":"Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to DUI and related incidents","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1716\/"},{"id":69386,"section_number":"19.2-368.2","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.2\/"},{"id":71769,"section_number":"4.1-212.2","catch_line":"Third-party deliveries; limitations; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-212.2\/"},{"id":65847,"section_number":"46.2-384","catch_line":"Law-enforcement officers arresting drivers for certain offenses to request abstracts or transcripts of drivers' conviction records","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-384\/"},{"id":62087,"section_number":"46.2-394","catch_line":"(Effective until July 1, 2026) Revocation of license for fourth conviction of certain offenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-394\/"},{"id":60308,"section_number":"46.2-411","catch_line":"Reinstatement of suspended or revoked license or other privilege to operate or register a motor vehicle; proof of financial responsibility; reinstatement fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-411\/"},{"id":82523,"section_number":"46.2-487","catch_line":"Statutes and ordinances deemed to cover offenses specified in subdivision (a) of Article IV of compact","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-487\/"},{"id":74478,"section_number":"46.2-895","catch_line":"Duty of certain persons accompanying driver to report accidents involving injury, death, or damage to attended property","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-895\/"},{"id":72454,"section_number":"46.2-896","catch_line":"Duties of driver in event of accident involving damage only to unattended property","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-896\/"},{"id":60733,"section_number":"46.2-898","catch_line":"Reports are in addition to others","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-898\/"},{"id":60161,"section_number":"46.2-901","catch_line":"Suspension of driver's license for failure to report certain accidents","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-901\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75137,"section_number":"46.2-888","catch_line":"Stopping on highways; removing motor vehicle from roadway","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-888\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230395,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56513,"identifier":"46.2-894","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/11\/46.2-894","url":"\/46.2-894\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-894\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/11\/46.2-894","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-894","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The driver<\/span> of any vehicle<\/span> involved in an accident in which a person is killed or injured or in which an attended vehicle<\/span> or other attended property is damaged shall immediately stop as close to the scene of the accident as possible without obstructing traffic, as provided in \u00a7 46.2-888<\/a>, and report his name, address, driver<\/span>’s license number, and vehicle<\/span> registration number forthwith to the State Police or local law<\/span>-enforcement agency, to the person struck and injured if such person appears to be capable of understanding and retaining the information, or to the driver<\/span> or some other occupant of the vehicle<\/span> collided with or to the custodian of other damaged property. The driver<\/span> shall also render reasonable assistance to any person injured in such accident, including taking such injured person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital if it is apparent that medical treatment is necessary or is requested by the injured person.\n\t\tWhere, because of injuries sustained in the accident, the driver<\/span> is prevented from complying with the foregoing provisions of this section, the driver<\/span> shall, as soon as reasonably possible, make the required report to the State Police or local law<\/span>-enforcement agency and make a reasonable effort to locate the person struck, or the driver<\/span> or some other occupant of the vehicle<\/span> collided with, or the custodian of the damaged property, and report to such person or persons his name, address, driver<\/span>’s license number, and vehicle<\/span> registration number.\n\t\tAny person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of (i) a Class 5 felony<\/span> if the accident results in injury to or the death of any person, or if the accident results in more than $1000 of damage to property or (ii) a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span> if the accident results in damage of $1000 or less to property.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTY OF DRIVER TO STOP, ETC., IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT INVOLVING INJURY OR DEATH OR\nDAMAGE TO ATTENDED PROPERTY; PENALTY (\u00a7 46.2-894)\n\nThe driver of any vehicle involved in an accident in which a person is killed or\ninjured or in which an attended vehicle or other attended property is damaged\nshall immediately stop as close to the scene of the accident as possible without\nobstructing traffic, as provided in \u00a7 46.2-888, and report his name, address,\ndriver’s license number, and vehicle registration number forthwith to the\nState Police or local law-enforcement agency, to the person struck and injured\nif such person appears to be capable of understanding and retaining the\ninformation, or to the driver or some other occupant of the vehicle collided\nwith or to the custodian of other damaged property. The driver shall also render\nreasonable assistance to any person injured in such accident, including taking\nsuch injured person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital if it is apparent that\nmedical treatment is necessary or is requested by the injured person.\n\t\tWhere, because of injuries sustained in the accident, the driver is prevented\nfrom complying with the foregoing provisions of this section, the driver shall,\nas soon as reasonably possible, make the required report to the State Police or\nlocal law-enforcement agency and make a reasonable effort to locate the person\nstruck, or the driver or some other occupant of the vehicle collided with, or\nthe custodian of the damaged property, and report to such person or persons his\nname, address, driver’s license number, and vehicle registration number.\n\t\tAny person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of (i) a Class 5\nfelony if the accident results in injury to or the death of any person, or if\nthe accident results in more than $1000 of damage to property or (ii) a Class 1\nmisdemeanor if the accident results in damage of $1000 or less to property.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-189; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-176; 1970, c. 59; 1977, c.\n267; 1982, c. 503; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c. 727; 1997, c. 431; 2001, c. 808; 2002,\nc. 115; 2005, c. 131.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}