                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTY TO STOP AND RENDER ASSISTANCE; PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS (§ 29.1-740)

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 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 guilty of a Class 1
misdemeanor. However, if the vessel struck is unattended and the damage is less
than fifty dollars, such person shall be punished only by a fine not exceeding
fifty dollars.

HISTORY: 1975, c. 429, § 62.1-177.1; 1987, c. 488.