2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 60-696 — Motor vehicle; accident; duty to stop; information to furnish; report; violation; penalty.

Section 60-696
Motor vehicle; accident; duty to stop; information to furnish; report; violation; penalty.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the driver of any vehicle involved in an accident either upon a public highway, private road, or private drive, resulting in damage to property, shall (a) immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident and (b) give his or her name, address, telephone number, and operator's license number to the owner of the property struck or the driver or occupants of any other vehicle involved in the collision.

(2) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident either upon a public highway, private road, or private drive, resulting in damage to an unattended vehicle or property, shall immediately stop such vehicle and leave in a conspicuous place in or on the unattended vehicle or property a written notice containing the information required by subsection (1) of this section. In addition, such driver shall, without unnecessary delay, report the collision, by telephone or otherwise, to an appropriate peace officer.

(3) Any person violating subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor. If such person has had one or more convictions under this section in the twelve years prior to the date of the current conviction under this section, such person shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor. As part of any sentence, suspended sentence, or judgment of conviction under this section, the court shall order the defendant not to drive any motor vehicle for any purpose in the State of Nebraska for a period of one year from the date ordered by the court.

Cross References:

Operator's license, assessment of points, see sections 60-497.01

and 60-4,182 et seq.

Source:

Laws 1931, c. 110, § 28, p. 314

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1159

R.S.1943, § 39-762

Laws 1947, c. 148, § 2(2), p. 409

Laws 1949, c. 119, § 2, p. 316

Laws 1949, c. 120, § 2, p. 317

Laws 1959, c. 169, § 1, p. 617

R.R.S.1943, § 39-762.01

Laws 1978, LB 748, § 26

R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,104.02

Laws 1993, LB 370, § 192

Laws 1994, LB 929, § 1

Laws 2001, LB 254, § 1

Laws 2006, LB 925, § 7.

~ Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006