§911 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

Drivers covered by this law who are in a crash that injures someone or damages property must not leave the scene if they do so without helping injured people or without giving their name and ID to others at the scene or to the authorities. A passenger who is the driver’s superior or the vehicle’s commander must not order, cause, or allow the driver to leave the scene in the same way—without helping injured people or without giving identification.

Title 10, §911

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Any person subject to this chapter—

(1)who is the driver of a vehicle that is involved in an accident that results in personal injury or property damage; and

(2)who wrongfully leaves the scene of the accident—

(A)without providing assistance to an injured person; or

(B)without providing personal identification to others involved in the accident or to appropriate authorities;

(b)Any person subject to this chapter—

(1)who is a passenger in a vehicle that is involved in an accident that results in personal injury or property damage;

(2)who is the superior commissioned or noncommissioned officer of the driver of the vehicle or is the commander of the vehicle; and

(3)who wrongfully and unlawfully orders, causes, or permits the driver to leave the scene of the accident—

(A)without providing assistance to an injured person; or

(B)without providing personal identification to others involved in the accident or to appropriate authorities;

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 911 was renumbered section 913 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing

Regulations

and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.

§911 Art. 111. Leaving scene of vehicle accident