Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 42-4-1602 — Accident involving damage - duty.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 16: ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 42-4-1602
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) The driver of any vehicle directly involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible but shall immediately return to and in every event shall remain at the scene of such accident, except in the circumstances provided in subsection (2) of this section, until the driver has fulfilled the requirements of section 42-4-1603. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. Any person who violates any provision of this subsection (1) commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense. (2) When an accident occurs on the traveled portion, median, or ramp of a divided highway and each vehicle involved can be safely driven, each driver shall move such driver's vehicle as soon as practicable off the traveled portion, median, or ramp to a frontage road, the nearest suitable cross street, or other suitable location to fulfill the requirements of section 42-4-1603.
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Questions this section answers
Is accident involving damage a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Accident involving damage is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense in Colorado under C.R.S. § 42-4-1602.
Which Colorado statute covers accident involving damage?
Accident involving damage is governed by C.R.S. § 42-4-1602 (Accident involving damage - duty).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.