1. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of a person or damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by a person shall give the driver’s name,\n\nTue Dec 09 22:16:59 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 321 (137, 2) §321.263, MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD 184\n\naddress, and the registration number of the vehicle the driver is driving and shall upon request and if available exhibit the driver’s driver’s license to the person struck, the driver or occupant of, or the person attending the vehicle involved in the accident and shall render to a person injured in the accident reasonable assistance, including the transporting or arranging for the transporting of the person for medical treatment if it is apparent that medical treatment is necessary or if transportation for medical treatment is requested by the injured person.
2. If the accident causes the death of a person, all surviving drivers shall remain at the scene of the accident except to seek necessary aid or to report the accident to law enforcement authorities. Before leaving the scene of the fatal accident, each surviving driver shall leave the surviving driver’s driver’s license, automobile registration receipt, or other identification data at the scene of the accident. After leaving the scene of the accident, a surviving driver shall promptly report the accident to law enforcement authorities, and shall immediately return to the scene of the accident or inform the law enforcement authorities where the surviving driver can be located. [S13, §1571-m23; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5072, 5079; C39, §5020.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.263] 90 Acts, ch 1230, §68; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9 Referred to in §321.228, 321.261, 321.262, 321.517, 321.555 \n
Notes of Decisions
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1 in the last 5 years), 1963–2023 · leading case:
State v. Tarbox, 739 N.W.2d 850 (Iowa 2007).
State v. Tarbox, 739 N.W.2d 850 (Iowa 2007).
· cites it 38× “Iowa Code § 321.263 (1). Our resolution of the issue on appeal depends on our construction of these statutes.”
State v. Sebben, 185 N.W.2d 771 (Iowa 1971).
· cites it 42× “The State alleged in the information Sebben committed the offense June 18, 1969 in Delaware county by failing to immediately stop his vehicle and remain at the scene of a fatal accident in which he was involved and by failing to fulfill the requirement of section 321.263, all in…”
State v. Carpenter, 334 N.W.2d 137 (Iowa 1983).
· cites it 10× “In relevant part, section 321.263 provides: The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall give his name, address, and the registration number of the vehicle…”
State v. Johnson, 744 N.W.2d 340 (Iowa 2008).
· cites it 2× “261(2)), and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident (Iowa Code section 321.263). On appeal, Johnson raises a single issue — the admission of test results from his blood sample obtained without a warrant, pursuant to Iowa Code section 321J.”
State v. Peterson, 347 N.W.2d 398 (Iowa 1984).
· cites it 4× “Failure to stop and leave information or to render aid as required by section 321.263. (Emphasis added.) When the district court finds at the conclusion of a show cause hearing that a person is a habitual offender, the court is required to enter an appropriate judgment revoking…”
State v. Starkey, 437 N.W.2d 573 (Iowa 1989).
· cites it 4× “any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close as possible and if able, shall then return to and remain at the scene of the accident in accordance with section 321.263. Section 321.263 provides in part: The driver of any vehicle involved…”
State v. Miller, 308 N.W.2d 4 (Iowa 1981).
· cites it 4× “until he has fulfilled the requirements of section 321.263.... The above statute provides a penalty of imprisonment of not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or by fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or both, and revocation…”
State v. Robbins, 257 N.W.2d 63 (Iowa 1977).
· cites it 2× “Failure to stop and leave information or to render aid as required by section 321.263. g. A violation of the traffic laws, except parking regulations, committed during a period of suspension or revocation.”
Edman v. State, 444 N.W.2d 99 (Iowa Ct. App. 1989).
· cites it 2× “Failure to stop and leave information or to render aid as required by section 321.263. The abstract of Edman’s driving record shows (1) conviction for driving while his license was under suspension on May 15, 1979; (2) conviction for OWI on May 24, 1982; (3) conviction for OWI…”
Smith v. Commonwealth, 379 S.E.2d 374 (Va. Ct. App. 1989).
“* ** * Former Iowa Code § 321.263 (1981) provided in pertinent part: The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall give his name, address, and the…”
State v. Alexander, 123 N.W.2d 407 (Iowa 1963).
· cites it 2× “Per Curiam Defendant was charged by information with the crime of failure to leave his name and address at the scene *657 of an accident, in violation of section 321.263, Code, 1962. Upon trial be was found guilty and was ordered to pay a fine “of $.”
— Iowa Code § 321.263(1) — 2 cases
State v. Tarbox, 739 N.W.2d 850 (Iowa 2007).
“Iowa Code § 321.263 (1). Our resolution of the issue on appeal depends on our construction of these statutes.”
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