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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-894 — Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 11: Accidents, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-894

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-894Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
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 § 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. Where, 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. Any 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.

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Is duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property ranges from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 5 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-894.

Accident resulting in injury/death or property damage over $1000: class 5 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-894) · Accident resulting in property damage of $1000 or less: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-894)

Which Virginia statute covers duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property?

Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-894 (Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property; penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.