Title 22 — Highways and Motor Vehicles

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Accident Reporting Act” for American Samoa. History: 1977, PL 15-17.

(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible, but shall then forthwith return to and in every event shall remain at the scene o…

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close thereto as possible and shall forthwith return to and in every event shall…

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall give his name, address, and the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and shall upon request and if …

The driver of any vehicle which collides with any vehicle which is unattended shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehi…

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures or other property legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact and of his name and address …

The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or property damage to an apparent extent of $100 or more shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice of such accident to the Chief. History: 1977, PL 15-17.

(a) The driver of a vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent of $100 or more shall, within 24 hours after such accident, forward a written report of such accident to …

(a) An accident report is not required under this chapter from any person who is physically incapable of making such report during the period of such incapacity. (b) Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving an immediate notice of an accident as required …

(a) The Chief shall prepare and, upon request, supply to suitable agencies or individuals forms for required accident reports, appropriate with respect to the persons required to make the report and the purposes to be served. The written reports to be made by persons involved in …

Every physician or other official performing like functions shall on or before the 10th day 31 each month report in writing to the Chief the death of any person or injury to any person during the preceding calendar month as the result of a traffic accident, giving the date and ti…

The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident of which report must be made as provided under 22.0508, or struck by any bullet, shall report to the Chief within 24 hours after the…

(a) All required accident reports and supplemental reports shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be for the confidential use of the Commissioner or other Territorial agencies having use for the records for accident prevention purposes, or for the adm…

The Commissioner shall tabulate and may analyze all accident reports and shall publish annually or at more frequent intervals statistical information based thereon as to the number and circumstances of traffic accidents. History: 1977, PL 15-17.

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those States and Territories which enact it. History: 1977, PL 15-17.