Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 27-53-202 (2026)

Reports of accidents required — Supplemental reports

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The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more shall notify the nearest law enforcement agency immediately. All persons involved in the accident shall make themselves readily available to the investigating agency's officer or officers.
1. 1. In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the driver of any taxicab, motor bus, or other motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person shall notify the nearest law enforcement agency immediately.
  2. The driver of any taxicab, motor bus, or other motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire shall make himself or herself readily available to the investigating agency's office or officers.
2. 1. Except as provided under subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section, the accident report shall contain a full and complete list of the names and addresses of all passengers occupying the taxicab, bus, or other vehicle at the time of the accident.
  2. The name and address of a minor occupant who is under eighteen (18) years of age shall be included in the report, but the name and address of the minor occupant shall:
    1. Not be open to public inspection under this subchapter or the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., unless the requestor is:
      1. The parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the minor occupant; or
      2. A representative of an insurance company that insures a person involved in the accident; and
    2. Be redacted on copies including without limitation written, photostatic, or electronic copies, produced under this subchapter or the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq., unless the requestor is identified in subdivision (b)(2)(B)(i) of this section.
The Division of Arkansas State Police may require any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident that must be reported under this section to file supplemental reports whenever the original report is insufficient in the opinion of the division and may require witnesses of an accident to render reports to the division.
[Repealed.]
Information contained in any other accident report is governed by subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section.

History. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 41; Pope's Dig., § 6699; Acts 1949, No. 464, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-906; Acts 1989, No. 489, § 1; 1995, No. 570, § 1; 1995, No. 659, § 2; 2003, No. 333, § 1; 2013, No. 1229, §§ 1, 2; 2015, No. 706, § 1.

A.C.R.C. Notes. Subdivision (b)(3) was omitted by Acts 2013, No. 1229, § 1, without being stricken to indicate its repeal.

Amendments. The 2013 amendment added subdivision designations in (b); substituted “himself or herself” for “themselves” in (b)(1)(A); substituted “The accident report” for “Except as provided ... section, the accident report” in present (b)(2)(A); inserted present (b)(2)(B); and added (e).

The 2015 amendment repealed (d).

Research References

U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev

Survey of Legislation, 2003 Arkansas General Assembly, Transportation, Reporting Accidents, 26 U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev 503.

Case Notes

Driver's Privacy Protection Act.

Unredacted access to certain accident reports should have been granted to an attorney seeking clients for his law practice because the Driver's Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2721–2725, did not prohibit information contained in such reports from being released under the Freedom of Information Act. A vehicle accident report is not included in the definition of a “motor vehicle record,” regardless of whether, as a matter of convenience, some of the information included in an accident report may be taken from or verified by a database maintained by the Office of Motor Vehicles. Moreover, “personal information” does not include information on vehicular accidents. Ark. State Police v. Wren, 2016 Ark. 188, 491 S.W.3d 124 (2016), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 137 S. Ct. 623, 196 L. Ed. 2d 515 (2017).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1995–2016 · leading case: Arkansas State Police v. Wren, 2016 Ark. 188 (Ark. 2016).

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Arkansas State Police v. Wren, 2016 Ark. 188 (Ark. 2016). · cites it 10× “Next, Ark. Code Ann. § 27-53-202 provides in pertinent part: (2)(A) Except as provided under subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section, the accident report shall contain a full and complete list of the names and addresses of all passengers occupying the taxicab, bus, or other…”

Stephens v. State, 898 S.W.2d 435 (Ark. 1995). · cites it 6× “Appellant argues these statements were privileged because they were made in discharge of his statutory duty under Ark.Code Ann. § 27-53-202(a) (Repl. 1994) to report his traffic accident to the Arkansas State Police, and, as such, were precluded from use as evidence against him…”

Stivers v. State, 118 S.W.3d 558 (Ark. 2003). “2001) sets forth penalties for any person who fails to comply with the accident reporting requirements set out in that subchapter, and § 27-53-201 (b) provides that, “[f]or willful refusal to comply with § 27-53-202 or § 27-53-203 the commissioner shall revoke the driver’s…”

Stephen v. State, 898 S.W.2d 435 (Ark. 1995). · cites it 6× “Appellant argues these statements were privileged because they were made in discharge of his statutory duty under Ark. Code Ann. § 27-53-202 (a) (Repl. 1994) to report his traffic accident to the Arkansas State Police, and, as such, were precluded from use as evidence against…”

— Ark. Code Ann. § 27-53-202(a) — 2 cases

Stephens v. State, 898 S.W.2d 435 (Ark. 1995). “Appellant argues these statements were privileged because they were made in discharge of his statutory duty under Ark.Code Ann. § 27-53-202(a) (Repl. 1994) to report his traffic accident to the Arkansas State Police, and, as such, were precluded from use as evidence against him…”

Stephen v. State, 898 S.W.2d 435 (Ark. 1995). “Appellant argues these statements were privileged because they were made in discharge of his statutory duty under Ark. Code Ann. § 27-53-202 (a) (Repl. 1994) to report his traffic accident to the Arkansas State Police, and, as such, were precluded from use as evidence against…”

— Ark. Code Ann. § 27-53-202(b)(2)(B) — 1 case

Arkansas State Police v. Wren, 2016 Ark. 188 (Ark. 2016). “Next, Ark. Code Ann. § 27-53-202 provides in pertinent part: (2)(A) Except as provided under subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section, the accident report shall contain a full and complete list of the names and addresses of all passengers occupying the taxicab, bus, or other…”

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