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C.R.S. § 42-4-1607 — When driver unable to give notice or make written report.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 16: ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 42-4-1607

Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.

C.R.S. § 42-4-1607Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving an immediate notice of an accident as required in section 42-4-1606 (1) and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of doing so, such occupant shall give or cause to be given the notice not given by the driver. (2) Repealed. (3) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.

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Is when driver unable to give notice or make written report a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

When driver unable to give notice or make written report is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense in Colorado under C.R.S. § 42-4-1607.

Which Colorado statute covers when driver unable to give notice or make written report?

When driver unable to give notice or make written report is governed by C.R.S. § 42-4-1607 (When driver unable to give notice or make written report).

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