HB-5842, As Passed House, June 17, 2004

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5842

                                                                             A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled                                             

"Michigan vehicle code,"                                                    

by amending sections 617, 617a, 618, and 619 (MCL 257.617,                  

257.617a, 257.618, and 257.619), section 617 as amended by 2001             

PA 159 and section 619 as amended by 1999 PA 73.                            

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 617.  (1) The driver of a vehicle who knows or who has                 

2   reason to believe that he or she has been involved in an accident           

3   upon  either  public or private property  , when the property

4   that is open to travel by the public  , resulting in serious                

5   impairment of a body function or death of a person  shall                   

6   immediately stop his or her vehicle at the scene of the accident            

7   and shall remain there until the requirements of section 619 are            

8   fulfilled.  The stop shall be made without obstructing traffic              

9   more than is necessary.                                                     

1       (2) Except as provided in subsection (3),  a person who                     

2   violates if the individual fails to comply with subsection (1)             

3   and the accident results in serious impairment of a body function           

4   or death, the individual is guilty of a felony punishable by                

5   imprisonment for not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more             

6   than $5,000.00, or both.                                                    

7       (3)  A person who If the individual violates subsection (1)                

8   following an accident caused by that  person that individual and           

9   the accident results in the death of another  person individual,           

10  the individual is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment             

11  for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00,           

12  or both.                                                                    

13      Sec. 617a.  (1) The driver of a vehicle who knows or who has                

14  reason to believe that he has been involved in an accident upon             

15  either  public or private property  , when the property that is           

16  open to travel by the public  , resulting in injury to a person

17  shall immediately stop his or her vehicle at the scene of the               

18  accident and shall remain there until the requirements of section           

19  619 are fulfilled.   Every The stop shall be made without                  

20  obstructing traffic more than is necessary.                                 

21      (2)  A person failing to stop or If an individual fails to                 

22  comply with  those requirements shall be subsection (1) and the            

23  accident results in injury to any individual, the individual is

24  guilty of a misdemeanor  ,  punishable by imprisonment for not              

25  more than 1 year  ,  or  by a fine of not more than $1,000.00,             

26  or both.                                                                    

27      (3) The secretary of state shall suspend the operator's or                  

1   chauffeur's license of  the person an individual convicted of              

2   violating this section as provided in section 319.                          

3       Sec. 618.  (1) The driver of  any a vehicle who knows or                   

4   who has reason to believe that he has been involved in an                   

5   accident  resulting only in damage to a vehicle which is driven             

6   or attended by any person upon public or private property that             

7   is open to travel by the public shall immediately stop  such his           

8   or her vehicle at the scene of  such the accident and shall                

9   remain  thereat there until  he has fulfilled  the requirements            

10  of section 619 are fulfilled.   Every such The stop shall be               

11  made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.   Any              

12  person failing

13  (2) If an individual fails to  stop or  comply with  said                   

14  requirements under such circumstances shall be the requirements            

15  of subsection (1) and the accident results in damage to a vehicle           

16  operated by or attended by any individual, the individual is

17  guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more             

18  than 90 days or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.                   

19      Sec. 619.  The driver of  any a vehicle who knows or who                   

20  has reason to believe that he or she has been involved in an                

21  accident  resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage           

22  to any with an individual or with another vehicle  which that

23  is  driven operated or attended by  any person another                    

24  individual shall  give do all of the following:                            

25      (a) Give his or her name  , and address, and the                           

26  registration number of the vehicle he or she is  driving, also

27  operating, including the name and address of the owner,  and                

1   exhibit to a police officer, the individual struck, or the                 

2   driver or occupants of the vehicle with which he or she has                 

3   collided.                                                                   

4       (b) Exhibit his or her operator's or chauffeur's license to a               

5   police officer,  or the person individual struck, or the driver            

6   or occupants of  any the vehicle with which he or she has

7   collided.  with and shall render

8   (c) Render to any  person individual injured in  such the

9   accident reasonable assistance in securing medical aid or arrange           

10  for or provide transportation  of to any injured  person or                

11  persons individual.