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# O.C.G.A. § 40-6-273. Duty to report accident resulting in injury, death, or property damage.

The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or property damage to an apparent extent of $500.00 or more shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of such accident to the local police department if such accident occurs within a municipality. If such accident occurs outside a municipality, such notice shall be given to the office of the county sheriff or to the nearest office of the state patrol.

## History

Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 45; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1494, § 1; Code 1981, § 40-6-274; Code 1981, § 40-6-273, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 40; Ga. L. 1994, p. 363, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey of insurance law, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 181 (2006).