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ACCIENT, OWNER FAIL TO REPORT
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.
811.720. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, any accident occurring on a highway or upon premises open to the public resulting in injury or death to any person is subject to the reporting requirements under the following sections:
(a) The reporting requirements for drivers under ORS 811.725.
(b) The reporting requirements for occupants of vehicles in accidents under ORS 811.735.
(c) The reporting requirements for owners of vehicles under ORS 811.730.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, an accident occurring on a highway or upon premises open to the public resulting in damage to the property of any person in excess of $1,500 is subject to the following reporting requirements:
(a) The driver of a vehicle that has more than $1,500 damage must report the accident in the manner specified under ORS 811.725.
(b) The owner of a vehicle that has more than $1,500 damage must report the accident in the manner specified in ORS 811.730 and under the circumstances specified in ORS 811.730.
(c) If the property damage is to property other than a vehicle involved in the accident, each driver involved in the accident must report the accident in the manner specified under ORS 811.725 and each owner of a vehicle involved in the accident must report the accident in the manner specified in ORS 811.730 and under the circumstances specified in ORS 811.730.
(d) If a vehicle involved in the accident is damaged to the extent that the vehicle must be towed from the scene of the accident, each driver involved in the accident must report the accident in the manner specified under ORS 811.725 and each owner of a vehicle involved in the accident must report the accident in the manner specified in ORS 811.730 and under the circumstances specified in ORS 811.730.
(3) The dollar amount specified in subsection (2) of this section may be increased every five years by the Department of Transportation based upon any increase in the Portland-Salem Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items as prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor or its successor during the preceding 12-month period. The amount determined under this subsection shall be rounded to the nearest $100.
(4) The following are exempt from the reporting requirements of this section:
(a) Operators of snowmobiles, Class I all-terrain vehicles or Class III all-terrain vehicles.
(b) A law enforcement official acting in the course of official duty if the accident involved a law enforcement official performing a lawful intervention technique or a law enforcement official and a person acting during the commission of a criminal offense. As used in this paragraph:
(A) “Law enforcement official” means a person who is responsible for enforcing the criminal laws of this state or a political subdivision of this state and who is employed or volunteers:
(i) As a peace officer commissioned by a city, university that has established a police department under ORS 352.383, port, school district, mass transit district, county or county service district authorized to provide law enforcement services under ORS 451.010;
(ii) With the Department of State Police or the Criminal Justice Division of the Department of Justice; or
(iii) As an investigator of a district attorney’s office, if the investigator is certified as a peace officer in this state.
- “Lawful intervention technique” means a method by which one motor vehicle causes, or attempts to cause, another motor vehicle to stop
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.