§ 9-26-2-2 — Accident reports

Indiana § 9-26-2-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 9: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Art. 26: ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS
• Ch. 2: Duties of Law Enforcement Officers and Accident

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(a) A law enforcement officer shall forward a
written report of each accident investigated under section 1 of this
chapter to the state police department within twenty-four (24) hours
after completing the investigation. The report must contain, if possible,
the following information:
(1) The name and address of the owner and operator of each
vehicle involved in the accident.
(2) The license number and description of each vehicle involved
in the accident.
(3) The time and place the accident occurred.
(4) The name and address of each person injured or killed in the
accident.
(5) The name and address of each witness to the accident.
(6) Whether the law enforcement officer has a reasonable belief
that a driver's medical impairment may have contributed to the
accident.
(b) A law enforcement officer and a law enforcement agency are not
civilly or criminally liable for any damages related to whether a law
enforcement officer identifies or fails to identify whether a driver's
medical impairment may have contributed to an accident under
subsection (a)(6).
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-3-1-2; 9-3-1-3
part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.227-2025, SEC.38.