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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.622

Report of accidents resulting in death, personal injury, or property damage; forms; analysis; use; retention.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.622 Report of accidents resulting in death, personal injury, or property damage; forms; analysis; use; retention.

Sec. 622.

    The driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident that injures or kills any person, or that damages property to an apparent extent totaling $1,000.00 or more, shall immediately report that accident at the nearest or most convenient police station, or to the nearest or most convenient police officer. The officer receiving the report, or his or her commanding officer, shall immediately forward each report to the director of the department of state police on forms prescribed by the director of the department of state police. The forms shall be completed in full by the investigating officer. The director of the department of state police shall analyze each report relative to the cause of the reported accident and shall prepare information compiled from reports filed under this section for public use. A copy of the report under this section and copies of reports required under section 621 shall be retained for at least 3 years at the local police department, sheriff's department, or local state police post making the report.

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 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 168, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1991 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 66, Eff. Jan. 1, 2004

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1961–2026 · leading case: Dawn Green v. City of Southfield, Mich.
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Dawn Green v. City of Southfield, Mich. (2019) ca6 · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 257.622 , 257.624(1).”
People v. Schmidt (1992) michctapp · cites it 8× “As a condition of probation, the court suspended defendant's driving privileges for twenty-one days, reserving fourteen of those days until the end of the probation period, at which time his record on probation would be reviewed and, if found to be satisfactory, the reserved…”
People v. Hill (2003) michctapp “In People v Schmidt, 196 Mich App 104, 107 ; 492 NW2d 509 (1992), this Court reversed a conviction under MCL 257.622, the accident-report statute, which at the time required the report of an accident causing damage to property apparently amounting to at least $200.”
Moncrief v. City of Detroit (1976) mich · cites it 2× “We mention in passing that MCLA 257.622; MSA 9.2322 and MCLA 257.624; MSA 9.”
Hansel v. Bisard (1998) mied · cites it 6× “§ 257.622 provides: The driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident that injures or kills any person, or that damages property to an apparent extent totaling $400.”
Johnson v. Secretary of State (1979) mich “The officer receiving such report or his commanding officer shall forthwith 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…”
Morosini v. Citizens Insurance Co. of America (1997) michctapp “*84 Further, MCL 257.622; MSA 9.2322 provides that if the total property damage in the accident exceeds $400, then a report of the accident must be made to “the nearest or most convenient police station, or to the nearest or most convenient police officer.”
Conlon v. Dean (1968) michctapp · cites it 3× “CL 1948, §§ 257.622, 257.624 (Stat Ann 1960 Rev §§ 9.”
People v. Gilbert (1967) michctapp “The second issue raised by the defendant involves the admissibility of information received for the purpose of making a report required by CLS 1961, § 257.622 (Stat Ann 1960 Rev § 9.2322). 4 This statute at the time of the accident provided: “The driver of every motor vehicle…”
People v. Jones (2013) michctapp “626(5) states that “[i]n a prosecution under [MCL 257.622(4) for reck *437 less driving causing death], the jury shall not be instructed regarding the crime of moving violation causing death [under MCL 257.”
Leebove v. Rovin (1961) mich “Under the law of the forum, we find a similar Michigan statute (CLS 1956, §§ 257.622, 257.-624 [Stat Ann 1960 Rev §§ 9.”
People v. JOHN F. MORGAN (1970) michctapp · cites it 2× “2 MCLA § 257.622 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 9.2322).”
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People v. Jones (2013) michctapp “626(5) states that “[i]n a prosecution under [MCL 257.622(4) for reck *437 less driving causing death], the jury shall not be instructed regarding the crime of moving violation causing death [under MCL 257.”
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