§ 1241 — Leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the first degree

New York § 1241

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law VAT: Vehicle & Traffic
• Title 7: Rules of the Road
• Art. 34: Operation of Bicycles and Play Devices

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§ 1241. Leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled\nnon-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the first degree.\n1. Any person age eighteen years or older operating a wheeled\nnon-motorized means of conveyance, including, but not limited to\nbicycles, in-line skates, roller skates and skate boards, who, knowing\nor having cause to know, that serious physical injury, as defined in\nsubdivision ten of section 10.00 of the penal law, has been caused to\nanother person, due to the operation of such non-motorized means of\nconveyance by such person, shall, before leaving the place where the\nsaid serious physical injury occurred, stop, and provide his name and\nresidence, including street and street number, to the injured party, if\npractical, and also to a police officer, or in the event that no police\nofficer is in the vicinity of the place of said injury, then such person\nshall report said incident as soon as physically able to the nearest\npolice station or judicial officer.\n 2. Leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized\nmeans of conveyance without reporting in the first degree is a class B\nmisdemeanor.\n