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ACCIDENT, FALSE REPORT
811.740 False accident report; penalty. (1) A person commits the offense of giving a false accident report if the person gives information in any report required under ORS 811.725 or 811.730, knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false.
(2) The offense described in this section, giving a false accident report, is a Class B misdemeanor.
811.725 Driver failure to report accident to Department of Transportation; penalty. (1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of driver failure to report an accident if the driver does any of the following:
(a) Is driving any vehicle that is involved in an accident required to be reported under ORS 811.720 and does not, within 72 hours of the accident, complete a report of the accident in a form approved by the Department of Transportation and submit the report to the department.
(b) Is driving a vehicle that is involved in an accident and does not submit to the department any report required by the department that is other than or in addition to the reports required by this section. The department may request a supplemental report if in the opinion of the department the original report is insufficient.
(c) Is driving any vehicle that is involved in an accident required to be reported under ORS 811.720 and does not, within 72 hours of the accident, certify to the department, in a form furnished by the department, that at the time of the accident the person was in compliance with the financial responsibility requirements.
(2) The certification of compliance with financial responsibility required under this section is subject to the prohibitions and penalties for false certification under ORS 806.050.
(3) The reports described under this section are subject to the provisions of ORS 802.220 and 802.240 relating to the use of such reports after submission. Exemptions from requirements to certify compliance with financial responsibility are established under ORS 806.020.
(4) A driver may be required to file additional accident reports with a city as provided under ORS 801.040.
(5) The offense described in this section, driver failure to report an accident, is a Class B traffic violation.
811.730 Owner failure to report accident to Department of Transportation; penalty. (1) The owner of a vehicle commits the offense of owner failure to report an accident if the owner does any of the following:
(a) If the person owns a vehicle that is involved in an accident that is required to be reported under ORS 811.720 and all of the following apply:
(A) The accident occurred while the vehicle was driven by someone other than the owner of the vehicle.
(B) The driver of the vehicle does not make an accident report as required under ORS 811.725.
(C) The owner of the vehicle fails to report the accident to the Department of Transportation in a form specified by the department as soon as the owner learns of the accident.
(b) If the person is the owner of a vehicle involved in an accident and the person does not make any additional reports the department may require.
(2) The offense described in this section, owner failure to report an accident, is a Class B traffic violation.