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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.621

Accidents; fixtures on or adjacent to highway; notification of owner; exhibition of driver's license; reports.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.621 Accidents; fixtures on or adjacent to highway; notification of owner; exhibition of driver's license; reports.

Sec. 621.

    (a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such accident and of his name and address and of the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and shall upon request exhibit his operator's or chauffeur's license and, if such owner cannot be found, shall forthwith report such accident to the nearest or most convenient police officer.

    (b) The officer receiving such report or his commanding officer shall forward each individual report to the director of state police on forms prescribed by him which shall be completed in full by the investigating officer. The director of state police shall analyze each report relative to the cause of the reported accident and shall prepare for public use the information compiled from the reports.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 171, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 1967

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1953–2023 · leading case: People v. Kelley
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People v. Kelley (1977) michctapp · cites it 2× “MCLA 257.621; MSA 9.2321. The testimony which has been outlined above supports plaintiff's position.”
Moncrief v. City of Detroit (1976) mich “…upon police officers in this connection is the requirement, contained in PA 1949, No 300, §§ 621, 622 (CL 1948, §§ 257.621, 257.622 [Stat Ann 1952 Rev §§ 9.2321, 9.2322]), that officers receiving the aforementioned reports shall 'forward the same to the commissioner of…”
Wallace v. Skrzycki (1953) mich · cites it 2× “…upon police officers in this connection is the requirement, contained in PA 1949, No 300, §§ 621, 622 (CL 1948, §§ 257.621, 257.622 [Stat Ann 1952 Rev §§ 9.2321, 9.2322]), that officers receiving the aforementioned reports shall "forward the same to the commissioner of…”
People of Michigan v. Jennifer Marie Hammerlund (2019) mich · cites it 8× “625; and failing to report an accident resulting in damage to fixtures, MCL 257.621, for her involvement in a single-vehicle accident that she did not report to the police.”
People of Michigan v. Jennifer Marie Hammerlund (2021) michctapp · cites it 2× “625, and failure to report an accident resulting in damage to fixtures, MCL 257.621. This Court affirmed.1 Our Supreme Court scheduled oral argument on defendant’s application for leave to appeal.”
People of Michigan v. Jennifer Marie Hammerlund (2021) michctapp · cites it 2× “” Once transported to the county jail, defendant was given two successive breath tests, which indicated a blood alcohol content over the legal limit at .”
People of Michigan v. Dakota Lynn Shananaquet (2015) michctapp · cites it 2× “904; (2) failure to report an accident resulting in damage to fixtures, MCL 257.621; (3) possession of another’s financial transaction device with intent to use, MCL 750.”
Larry Klein v. Rosemary King (2016) michctapp “-3- MCL 257.621(a) provides: The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such accident and of his…”
People of Michigan v. Brian D Pierson (2023) michctapp “904(3)(a), and failure to report an accident resulting in damage to fixtures, MCL 257.621. During trial, defendant admitted to all of the misdemeanor charges but contested the larceny in a building charge.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.621(a) — 2 cases
People of Michigan v. Jennifer Marie Hammerlund (2019) mich “625; and failing to report an accident resulting in damage to fixtures, MCL 257.621, for her involvement in a single-vehicle accident that she did not report to the police.”
Larry Klein v. Rosemary King (2016) michctapp “-3- MCL 257.621(a) provides: The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such accident and of his…”
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