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


NY Veh & Traf L § 1241 (2012) What's This?
 
    §  1241.  Leaving  the  scene  of  an  incident  involving  a  wheeled
  non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the first 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 serious physical injury, as defined in
  subdivision ten 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  serious  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 first degree is a  class  B
  misdemeanor.

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