ORS 811.725: Driver failure to report collision to Department of Transportation; penalty.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The driver of a vehicle commits the offense of driver failure to report a collision if the driver does any of the following: (a) Is driving any vehicle that is involved in a collision required to be reported under ORS 811.720 and does not, within 72 hours of the collision, complete a report of the collision in a form approved by the Department of Transportation and submit the report to the department. (b) Is driving a vehicle that is involved in a collision and does not submit to the department any report required by the department that is other than or in addition to the reports required by this section. The department may request a supplemental report if in the opinion of the department the original report is insufficient. (c) Is driving any vehicle that is involved in a collision required to be reported under ORS 811.720 and does not, within 72 hours of the collision, provide proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements to the department, in a form furnished by the department, that at the time of the collision the person was in compliance with the financial responsibility requirements. (2) The proof of compliance with financial responsibility required under this section is subject to the prohibitions and penalties for false certification under ORS 806.050. (3) The reports described under this section are subject to the provisions of ORS 802.220 and 802.240 relating to the use of such reports after submission. Exemptions from requirements to provide proof of compliance with financial responsibility are established under ORS 806.020. (4) A driver may be required to file additional collision reports with a city as provided under ORS 801.040. (5) The offense described in this section, driver failure to report a collision, is a Class B traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §577; 1985 c.393 §36; 1993 c.751 §67; 2005 c.195 §1; 2019 c.312 §13; 2024 c.63 §18]
This rule cites
- ORS 811.720 — resolved
- ORS 806.050 — resolved
- ORS 802.220 — resolved
- 802.240 — resolved
- ORS 806.020 — resolved
- ORS 801.040 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 801.040: Authority to adopt special provisions.
- ORS 802.040: Specification of certain ways of reporting.
- ORS 802.200: Required records; rules.
- ORS 802.220: Availability of records; fees authorized.
- ORS 802.240: Driver and vehicle records as evidence.
- ORS 806.020: Exemptions from financial responsibility requirements.
- ORS 806.050: Falsification of financial responsibility; penalty.
- ORS 806.170: Department check on financial certification on accident reports.
- ORS 806.180: Information to be provided when certification of compliance required.
- ORS 809.417: Suspension for conduct regarding accidents.
- ORS 810.460: Officer’s accident report; use.
- ORS 811.720: When collision must be reported to Department of Transportation.
- ORS 811.730: Owner failure to report collision to Department of Transportation; penalty.
- ORS 811.735: Failure of vehicle occupant to make collision report to Department of Transportation; penalty.
- ORS 811.740: False collision report; penalty.
- ORS 822.600: Failure of garage to report accident or bullet contact; penalty.
- OAR 735-010-0110: Customer Record for Persons
- OAR 735-050-0055: Proof of Compliance with Financial Responsibility Requirements
- OAR 735-050-0070: Suspensions and Future Responsibility Filing Requirements for Uninsured Accidents
- OAR 735-050-0080: Financial Responsibility Verification Program
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors811.html