Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-405 (2026)

Duty of driver involved in accident resulting in injury or death or property damage to give information and render aid; liability for rendering assistance

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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 he is driving and shall, upon request and if available, exhibit his operator's or chauffeur's license to the person struck or the driver or occupant of or person attending any vehicle collided with. Said driver shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance, including the carrying, or the making of arrangements for the carrying, of such person to a physician, surgeon or hospital for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or if such carrying is requested by the injured person. No such driver who, in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care, renders emergency care to any injured person at the scene of an accident or in transporting said injured person to a point where medical assistance can be reasonably expected, shall be liable for any civil damages to said injured person as a result of any acts committed in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care or omission in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care by such driver in rendering the emergency care to said injured person.

Codes, 1942, § 8163; Laws, 1938, ch. 200; Laws, 1979, ch. 376, § 2, eff. 7/1/1979.

Brought forward by Laws, 2023, ch. 443, HB 1003,§ 18, eff. 7/1/2023.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1992–2024 · leading case: Corbin v. State, 74 So. 3d 333 (Miss. 2011).

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Corbin v. State, 74 So. 3d 333 (Miss. 2011). · cites it 4× “[27] Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-405 (Rev.2004). [28] Miss.”

Knight v. State, 601 So. 2d 403 (Miss. 1992). “The duties required by Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-405 (1972) are as follows: The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle .”

Massachusetts Bay Ins. Co. v. Joyner, 763 So. 2d 877 (Miss. 2000). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 63-3-405 (1996). Mississippi tort law in general also does not require physical contact before liability attaches.”

Katrina Jackson Champ, Wrongful Death Beneficiary of James Earl Bernard, III v. Mississippi Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co. (Miss. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-405 . 5 policy’s coverage.”

Jules Corbin v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2010). · cites it 2× “Lott testified that he had gotten a “good 27 Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-405 (Rev. 2004). 28 Miss.”

Shalia Malone a/k/a Shaila Malone v. State of Mississippi (Miss. Ct. App. 2024). “Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-405 (Rev. 2022). The statute also requires the driver to render “reasonable assistance” to anyone injured, including taking the injured person to the hospital “if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or if [it] is requested by the injured person.”

Massachusetts Bay Ins. Co. v. Robert Joyner (Miss. 1999). “See Miss. Code Ann. § 63-3-405 (1996). Mississippi tort law in general also does not require physical contact before liability attaches.”

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