§ 39-07-12 — Garages to report

The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle
which shows evidence of having been involved in a reportable accident as provided in section
39-08-09 or of being struck by any bullet shall report or cause a report to be made to a police
officer within twenty-four hours after such motor vehicle is received, and before any repairs are
made to such vehicle, giving the registration number, and the name and address of the owner,
operator, or person in control of such vehicle with a description of the location and type of
damage to the vehicle, or any missing parts, if the vehicle does not have a sticker on a window
thereof issued by a police officer, sheriff, or highway patrol trooper, bearing information to show
that the accident in which the vehicle was involved has been investigated. The police officer
investigating any reportable accident shall attach a sticker to the window of any damaged
vehicle showing that the accident in which such vehicle was involved has been investigated. If
the vehicle does bear such a sticker, the garage or repair shop need not make the report this
section requires and may begin repairs immediately. After repairs have been made and before
the vehicle is released, the sticker provided herein must be removed.