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Ind. Code § 9-26-1-1.2 — Duties of driver of motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in traffic obstruction; violation

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 1: Duties of Drivers, Owners, and Passengers and Accident Reports, Indiana Code.

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Full text of Ind. Code § 9-26-1-1.2

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.

Ind. Code § 9-26-1-1.2Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Sec. 1.2. (a) If, after an operator of a motor vehicle is involved in an accident, the operator's motor vehicle comes to a stop in the traveled portion of a highway, the operator shall, as soon as safely possible, move the motor vehicle off the traveled portion of the highway and to a location as close to the accident as possible. However, the operator shall not move the motor vehicle if the accident: (1) involves the transportation of hazardous materials; or (2) results in injury or death of a person or the entrapment of a person in a vehicle. A person who violates this subsection commits a Class C infraction. (b) An operator of a motor vehicle to whom subsection (a) applies, is also subject to section 1.1(a)(2), 1.1(a)(3), and 1.1(a)(4) of this chapter. An operator who knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with section 1.1(a)(2), 1.1(a)(3), or 1.1(a)(4) of this chapter commits leaving the scene of an accident, a Class B misdemeanor, and is subject to the penalties in section 1.1(b) of this chapter.

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Is duties of driver of motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in traffic obstruction; violation a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?

It depends on the circumstances: duties of driver of motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in traffic obstruction; violation ranges from a Class C Infraction to a Class B Misdemeanor in Indiana under Ind. Code § 9-26-1-1.2.

Failure to move vehicle off traveled portion of highway: Class C Infraction (Ind. Code § 9-26-1-1.2(a)) · Leaving the scene of an accident: Class B Misdemeanor (Ind. Code § 9-26-1-1.2(b))

Which Indiana statute covers duties of driver of motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in traffic obstruction; violation?

Duties of driver of motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in traffic obstruction; violation is governed by Ind. Code § 9-26-1-1.2 (Duties of driver of motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in traffic obstruction; violation).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.