Rhode Island § 31-26-4 § 31-26-4. Duty on collision with unattended vehicle.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-26-4 — § 31-26-4. Duty on collision with unattended vehicle.

Rhode Island § 31-26-4

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-26Accidents and Accident Reports

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-26-4 (2026).

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§ 31-26-4. Duty on collision with unattended vehicle.
The driver of any vehicle which collides with another vehicle which is unattended
            and damage results to either vehicle shall immediately stop and shall then and there
            either locate and notify the operator or owner of the unattended vehicle of the name
            and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle
            or shall leave in a conspicuous place in or upon the unattended vehicle a notice written
            in the English language giving the name and address of the driver and of the owner
            of the vehicle doing the striking and a statement of the circumstances of the collision,
       

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§ 31-26-4. Duty on collision with unattended vehicle.

The driver of any vehicle which collides with another vehicle which is unattended and damage results to either vehicle shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of the unattended vehicle of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle or shall leave in a conspicuous place in or upon the unattended vehicle a notice written in the English language giving the name and address of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle doing the striking and a statement of the circumstances of the collision, and shall immediately give notice of the accident to a nearby office of local or state police. In the event the office so notified does not have jurisdiction of the locale of the accident, it shall be the duty of the officer receiving the notice to immediately give notice of the accident to the office having jurisdiction.