Illinois Compiled Statutes
625 ILCS 5/11-403 (2026)
Duty to give information and render aid
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(625 ILCS 5/11-403)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-403)
Sec. 11-403. Duty to give information and render aid. The driver of any vehicle involved in a motor vehicle crash
resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle which
is driven or attended by any person shall give the driver's
name, address, registration number and owner of the vehicle
the driver is operating and shall upon request and
if available exhibit such driver's license to the person struck
or the driver
or occupant of or person attending any vehicle collided with
and shall render to any person injured in such crash reasonable
assistance, including the carrying or the making of arrangements for the
carrying of such person to a physician, surgeon or hospital for medical
or surgical treatment, if it is apparent that such treatment is
necessary or if such carrying is requested by the injured person.
If none of the persons entitled to information pursuant to this
Section is in condition to receive and understand such information and
no police officer is present, such driver after rendering reasonable
assistance shall forthwith report such motor vehicle crash at the
nearest office of a duly authorized police authority, disclosing the
information
required by this Section.
Any person failing to comply with this Section shall be guilty of a Class
A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1997–2025 · leading case: People v. Eubanks, 2019 IL 123525 (Ill. 2019).
People v. Eubanks, 2019 IL 123525 (Ill. 2019). “See 625 ILCS 5/11-403 (West 2008). - 10 - request a reckless homicide instruction.”
People v. Digirolamo, 688 N.E.2d 116 (Ill. 1997). “625 ILCS 5/11-403 (West 1992). Defendant here was convicted under section 11-401(b).”
People v. Meuris, 2016 IL App (2d) 140194 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “[(Section 11-403 (625 ILCS 5/11-403 (West 2012)) states that a motorist involved in an accident has a duty to provide information and render aid if necessary.”
People v. Maas, 2019 IL App (2d) 160766 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “” 625 ILCS 5/11-403 (West 2014). ¶ 51 Defendant was convicted of a violation of section 11-401(b) in that he failed to report the accident in which Clark and Pecoraro were personally injured.”
People v. Higgenbotham, 2012 IL App (1st) 110434 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “BACKGROUND ¶3 On February 23, 2008, defendant was arrested and charged with multiple traffic law violations, including: failure to render aid (625 ILCS 5/11-403 (West 2008)); operating a motor vehicle without insurance (625 ILCS 5/3-707 (West 2008)); driving under the influence…”
People v. Eubanks, 2019 IL 123525 (Ill. 2021). “See 625 ILCS 5/11-403 (West 2008). -8- The dissent believed that it was unnecessary to decide whether section 11-501.”
People v. Daniel, 2022 IL App (1st) 201337-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “625 ILCS 5/11-402(a) (West 2018); see 625 ILCS 5/11-403 (West 2018). ¶ 23 To prove defendant guilty of driving on a revoked license, the State was required to show defendant drove a motor vehicle on an Illinois highway at a time that his driver’s license was revoked.”
People v. Campos- Gutierrez, 2023 IL App (3d) 220117-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “625 ILCS 5/11-403 (West 2018). 5 ¶ 17 Thus, to obtain a conviction under section 11-401(a), “the State must establish that the defendant was involved in an accident, the accident resulted in injury or death to a person, and the defendant left the scene of the accident without…”
People v. Wilson, 2023 IL App (1st) 192090-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “625 ILCS 5/11-403 (West 2012); People v. Digirolamo, 179 Ill.”
Campbell v. Swanson (C.D. Ill. 2025). “”); 625 ILCS 5/11-403 (“Duty to give information and render aid.”
People v. O'Malley, 2025 IL App (5th) 220831-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “The State further alleged that the defendant “failed to immediately stop his vehicle and remain at the scene until he complied with requirements of 625 ILCS 5/11-403, and then further failed to report the accident at a police station or sheriff’s office as soon as possible” in…”
People v. Villanueva (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “” 625 ILCS 5/11-403 (West 2006). In order to support a conviction under section 11-401(a) of the Vehicle Code, the State must establish that the defendant was involved in an accident, the accident resulted in injury or death to a person, and the defendant left the scene of the…”
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