Written reports required of police officers; reporting of vehicles struck by bullets

Written reports required of police officers; reporting of vehicles struck by bullets. (a) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 102, § 3. (b) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 102, § 3. (c) Every police officer who investigates a motor vehicle accident shall forward a written report of the accident to the highway department within ten (10) days after his investigation of the accident if the motor vehicle accident results in: (i) Bodily injury to or death of any person; or (ii) Total property damage to the extent the vehicle is so disabled as to prevent its normal and safe operation, either: (A) At the time of and at the scene of the accident; or (B) After the motor vehicle has been moved from the scene of the accident and the police officer is informed by the participants or witnesses of the accident that the motor vehicle is no longer operable. (d) The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been struck by any bullet, shall report to the local police department if the garage is located within a municipality, otherwise to the county sheriff or nearest office of the state highway patrol, within twenty-four (24) hours after the motor vehicle is received by the garage or repair shop, giving the identifying number, registration number and the name and address of the owner or driver of the vehicle.