2013 New York Consolidated Laws
VAT - Vehicle & Traffic
Title 7 - RULES OF THE ROAD
Article 34 - (1230 - 1241) OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND PLAY DEVICES
1240 - Leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the second degree.


NY Veh & Traf L § 1240 (2012) What's This?
 
    §  1240.  Leaving  the  scene  of  an  incident  involving  a  wheeled
  non-motorized means  of  conveyance  without  reporting  in  the  second
  degree.  1.  Any  person age eighteen years or older operating a wheeled
  non-motorized  means  of  conveyance,  including,  but  not  limited  to
  bicycles,  in-line  skates, roller skates and skate boards, who, knowing
  or having cause to know, that physical injury, as defined in subdivision
  nine of section 10.00 of the penal  law,  has  been  caused  to  another
  person,  due  to the operation of such non-motorized means of conveyance
  by such person, shall, before leaving the place where the said  physical
  injury  occurred,  stop,  and  provide his name and residence, including
  street and street number, to the injured party, if practical,  and  also
  to  a  police  officer, or in the event that no police officer is in the
  vicinity of the place of said injury, then such person shall report said
  incident as soon as physically able to the  nearest  police  station  or
  judicial officer.
    2.  Leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized
  means of  conveyance  without  reporting  in  the  second  degree  is  a
  violation.

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