Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 9-26-2-1 (2026)
Investigation of accidents resulting in injury, death, or property damage of at least $2,500; ensuring operator compliance
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 1. (a) A law enforcement officer shall investigate each motor vehicle accident that results in any of the following:
(1) The injury or death of a person.
(2) Total property damage to an apparent extent of at least two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(b) A law enforcement officer present at the scene of an accident shall ensure that each operator is in compliance with the requirements of IC 9-26-1-1.1, regardless of the apparent extent of the total property damage.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-46(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.157-2003, SEC.4; P.L.88-2022, SEC.2; P.L.31-2024, SEC.1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2000–2017 · leading case: Simmons v. State, 781 N.E.2d 1151 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003).
Simmons v. State, 781 N.E.2d 1151 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). “Pursuant to Indiana Code section 9-26-2-1(1), police officers must investigate all motor vehicle accidents that result in injury.”
Whitaker v. Appriss, Inc., 229 F. Supp. 3d 809 (N.D. Ind. 2017). “Ind. Code § 9-26-2-1 . The officer must prepare an accident report including the name and address of the owner and operator of the vehicle.”
Moore v. State, 723 N.E.2d 442 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000). “Indiana Code section 9-26-2-1 states that an “officer shall investigate each motor vehicle accident that results in .”
— Ind. Code § 9-26-2-1(1) — 1 case
Simmons v. State, 781 N.E.2d 1151 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). “Pursuant to Indiana Code section 9-26-2-1(1), police officers must investigate all motor vehicle accidents that result in injury.”
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