§287-4  Report required following accident. 
The driver of every motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in an
accident within this State in which any person is killed or injured or in which
damage to the property of any one person, including the driver, to an apparent
extent in excess of $3,000 is sustained shall at the earliest practical time,
and in any event within twenty-four hours after the accident, report the matter
in writing or in person to the chief of police.  The report, the form of which
shall be prescribed by the chief of police and administrator, shall contain
information to enable the administrator to determine whether the requirements
for the deposit of security under sections 287-5 and 287-6 are inapplicable by
reason of the existence of insurance or other exceptions specified in this
chapter.  If the driver is physically incapable of making the report, any other
occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of making the
report shall make or cause to be made the report not made by the driver, and
the registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in the accident shall,
unless the report is filed, within ten days after learning of the accident make
the report.  The driver, occupant, and registered owner shall furnish such
additional relevant information as the chief of police or administrator shall
require.  If the reports required hereunder are made pursuant to any ordinance
or other provision or requirement of law, no additional report, except as
specifically provided herein, shall be required hereby. [L 1949, c 393, pt of
§1; RL 1955, §160-83; HRS §287-4; am L 1970, c 164, §3; am L 1977, c 23, §2; am
L 1980, c 84, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 39, §1; am L 1995, c 216, §1]



 



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  Accidents and accident reports, see chapter 291C, part II.