74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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LC 1322
 
                         Senate Bill 346
 
Sponsored by Senator PROZANSKI (at the request of Florence Police
  Department) (Presession filed.)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Directs drivers involved in accident resulting only in damage
to property on or near highway to notify property owner by
quickest means possible rather than within reasonable period of
time.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to notification of property damage by driver; amending
  ORS 811.700.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 811.700 is amended to read:
  811.700. (1) A person commits the offense of failure to perform
the duties of a driver when property is damaged if the person is
the driver of any vehicle and the person does not perform duties
required under any of the following:
  (a) If the person is the driver of any vehicle involved in an
accident that results only in damage to a vehicle that is driven
or attended by any other person the person must perform all of
the following duties:
  (A) Immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident
or as close thereto as possible. Every stop required under this
subparagraph shall be made without obstructing traffic more than
is necessary.
  (B) Remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has
fulfilled all of the requirements under this paragraph.
  (C) Give to the other driver or passenger the name and address
of the driver and the registration number of the vehicle that the
driver is driving and the name and address of any other occupants
of the vehicle.
  (D) Upon request and if available, exhibit and give to the
occupant of or person attending any vehicle damaged the number of
any documents issued as evidence of driving privileges granted to
the driver.
  (b) If the person is the driver of any vehicle that collides
with any vehicle that is unattended, the person shall immediately
stop and:
  (A) Locate and notify the operator or owner of the vehicle of
the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle
striking the unattended vehicle; or
  (B) Leave in a conspicuous place in the vehicle struck a
written notice giving the name and address of the driver and of
the owner of the vehicle doing the striking and a statement of
the circumstances thereof.
  (c) If the person is the driver of any vehicle involved in an
accident resulting only in damage to fixtures or property legally
upon or adjacent to a highway, the person shall do all of the
following:
  (A) Take   { - reasonable - }  steps to notify { +   + }the
owner or person in charge of the property  { + by the quickest
means possible + } of such fact and of the driver's name and
address and of the registration number of the vehicle the driver
is driving.
  (B) Upon request and if available, exhibit any document issued
as official evidence of a grant of driving privileges to the
driver.
  (2) The offense described in this section, failure to perform
the duties of a driver when property is damaged, is a Class A
misdemeanor and is applicable on any premises open to the public.
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