811.725 Driver
failure to report collision to Department of Transportation; penalty. (1) The driver of a vehicle
commits the offense of driver failure to report a collision if the driver does
any of the following:
(a) Is driving
any vehicle that is involved in a collision required to be reported under ORS
811.720 and does not, within 72 hours of the collision, complete a report of
the collision in a form approved by the Department of Transportation and submit
the report to the department.
(b) Is driving a
vehicle that is involved in a collision and does not submit to the department
any report required by the department that is other than or in addition to the
reports required by this section. The department may request a supplemental
report if in the opinion of the department the original report is insufficient.
(c) Is driving
any vehicle that is involved in a collision required to be reported under ORS
811.720 and does not, within 72 hours of the collision, provide proof of
compliance with financial responsibility requirements to the department, in a
form furnished by the department, that at the time of the collision the person
was in compliance with the financial responsibility requirements.
(2) The proof of
compliance with financial responsibility required under this section is subject
to the prohibitions and penalties for false certification under ORS 806.050.
(3) The reports
described under this section are subject to the provisions of ORS 802.220 and
802.240 relating to the use of such reports after submission. Exemptions from
requirements to provide proof of compliance with financial responsibility are
established under ORS 806.020.
(4) A driver may
be required to file additional collision reports with a city as provided under
ORS 801.040.
(5) The offense
described in this section, driver failure to report a collision, is a Class B
traffic violation. [1983 c.338 §577; 1985 c.393 §36; 1993 c.751 §67; 2005 c.195
§1; 2019 c.312 §13; 2024 c.63 §18]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
5
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2025 · leading case:
State v. Anfield, 836 P.2d 1337 (Or. 1992).
State v. Anfield, 836 P.2d 1337 (Or. 1992).
· cites it 2× “460 further provides: "(1) A police officer shall submit a written report to the division whenever the officer does any of the following: " (a) Investigates a vehicle accident which ORS 811.”
State v. Watson, 769 P.2d 201 (Or. Ct. App. 1989).
· cites it 2× “460 and ORS 811.725. In particular, ORS 810.460(l)(a) provides: “A police officer shall submit a written report to the division whenever the officer does any of the following: “(a) Investigates a vehicle accident which ORS 811.”
State v. Layton, 344 Or. App. 699 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
“ORS 811.725(1)(a). Two relevant principles related to traffic colli- sions emerge from the statutes: (1) officers may—but are not required to—respond to each traffic crash within their jurisdiction, and (2) drivers are not required to remain at the scene of a traffic collision…”
Hazen v. Driver & Motor Veh. Servs. Div., 250 P.3d 962 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
· cites it 12× “720; ORS 811.725. She assigns error to the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) final order, in which the ALJ found that the accident resulted in a personal injury and concluded that petitioner was responsible for failing to file an accident report, even if she was unaware that an…”
State v. Layton, 344 Or. App. 699 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
“ORS 811.725(1)(a). Two relevant principles related to traffic collisions emerge from the statutes: (1) officers may—but are not required to—respond to each traffic crash within their jurisdiction, and (2) drivers are not required to remain at the scene of a traffic collision for…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.725(1) — 1 case
Hazen v. Driver & Motor Veh. Servs. Div., 250 P.3d 962 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
“720; ORS 811.725. She assigns error to the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) final order, in which the ALJ found that the accident resulted in a personal injury and concluded that petitioner was responsible for failing to file an accident report, even if she was unaware that an…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.725(1)(a) — 2 cases
State v. Layton, 344 Or. App. 699 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
“ORS 811.725(1)(a). Two relevant principles related to traffic colli- sions emerge from the statutes: (1) officers may—but are not required to—respond to each traffic crash within their jurisdiction, and (2) drivers are not required to remain at the scene of a traffic collision…”
State v. Layton, 344 Or. App. 699 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
“ORS 811.725(1)(a). Two relevant principles related to traffic collisions emerge from the statutes: (1) officers may—but are not required to—respond to each traffic crash within their jurisdiction, and (2) drivers are not required to remain at the scene of a traffic collision for…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.725(5) — 1 case
Hazen v. Driver & Motor Veh. Servs. Div., 250 P.3d 962 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
“720; ORS 811.725. She assigns error to the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) final order, in which the ALJ found that the accident resulted in a personal injury and concluded that petitioner was responsible for failing to file an accident report, even if she was unaware that an…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 811.725(l)(a) — 1 case
Hazen v. Driver & Motor Veh. Servs. Div., 250 P.3d 962 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).
“720; ORS 811.725. She assigns error to the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) final order, in which the ALJ found that the accident resulted in a personal injury and concluded that petitioner was responsible for failing to file an accident report, even if she was unaware that an…”
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