Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29, § 893 (2026)

Accidents involving death or personal injury

✓ current as of May 2026
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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 312, §1 (RPR). PL 1993, c. 683, §A1 (RP). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1978–1984 · leading case: State v. Longley, 483 A.2d 725 (Me. 1984).
State v. Longley, 483 A.2d 725 (Me. 1984). “§ 203(1)(A) (1983); of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, 29 M.R.S.A. § 893 (1978); and of operating after suspension, 29 M.”
State v. Turner, 433 A.2d 397 (Me. 1981). “29 M.R.S.A. § 893 (1978) provides: The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close thereto as possible, but shall then forthwith return to the scene.”
State v. Caron, 382 A.2d 1390 (Me. 1978). “Caron was charged with a violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 893 which makes it a crime to leave the scene of an accident involving personal injury without stopping and making oneself known in the manner prescribed by 29 M.”
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