| (B) Except as otherwise provided in this division,
whoever | 15 |
|
violates section 4549.02,
4549.021, or 4549.03
of the Revised Code | 16 |
|
is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first
degree. Whoever violates | 17 |
|
section 4549.02 or 4549.021 of the
Revised Code when the accident | 18 |
|
or collision that is the
basis of the violation results in serious | 19 |
physical harm
or death to a person
is guilty
of a felony of the | 20 |
|
fifth degree
and whoever violates those sections when the accident | 21 |
|
or collision that is the basis of the violation results in the | 22 |
|
death of a person is guilty of a felony of the third degree. | 23 |
| (C) Whoever violates section 4549.042 or sections 4549.41
to | 24 |
|
4549.46 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the
fourth | 25 |
|
degree on a first offense and a felony of the third degree on
each | 26 |
|
subsequent offense. The prosecuting attorney of the proper
county, | 27 |
| or the
attorney general by information or complaint, may
bring a | 28 |
| criminal action
in the courts of common pleas of this
state, or in | 29 |
| any other
court of competent jurisdiction, to enforce
the | 30 |
| provisions of
sections 4549.41 to 4549.51 of the Revised Code.
The | 31 |
| attorney
general and the prosecuting attorney of the county in | 32 |
|
which a
person licensed or granted a permit under Chapter 4517. of | 33 |
|
the
Revised Code is convicted of, or pleads guilty to, a violation | 34 |
|
of
sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code shall report | 35 |
|
the
conviction or guilty plea to the registrar of motor vehicles | 36 |
|
within five business days. | 37 |
| Sec. 4549.02.
(A) In case of accident to or collision with | 57 |
|
persons
or property
upon
any of the public roads or highways, due | 58 |
|
to the driving or operation thereon
of
any motor vehicle, the | 59 |
|
person
driving or operating
the motor vehicle,
having
knowledge
of
| 60 |
|
the accident or collision,
immediately
shall stop
the
driver's or | 61 |
| operator's motor vehicle at the
scene of the
accident
or collision | 62 |
| and shall remain at the
scene
of
the accident or
collision until
| 63 |
|
the
driver or
operator
has given
the driver's or
operator's name | 64 |
| and
address and, if
the driver or operator is not
the owner, the | 65 |
|
name and address
of the owner of
that motor
vehicle,
together with | 66 |
| the
registered number of
that motor
vehicle, to any person
injured | 67 |
| in
the
accident or collision or to
the operator,
occupant, owner, | 68 |
| or attendant of any
motor vehicle
damaged in
the accident or | 69 |
| collision,
or to any police officer at
the scene
of
the accident | 70 |
| or
collision. | 71 |
| In the event the injured person is unable to comprehend and | 72 |
|
record the
information required to be given by this section, the | 73 |
|
other driver involved in
the accident or collision
forthwith
shall | 74 |
| notify the nearest
police authority concerning the
location
of the | 75 |
| accident or collision, and
the driver's name,
address, and
the | 76 |
| registered number of the
motor vehicle
the
driver was
operating, | 77 |
|
and then remain at the scene of the accident
or
collision until a | 78 |
| police
officer arrives, unless removed from
the
scene by an | 79 |
| emergency vehicle
operated
by a political
subdivision
or an | 80 |
| ambulance. | 81 |
| (B)
Whoever violates division (A) of this section is
guilty | 87 |
|
of failure to stop after an accident, a misdemeanor of the first | 88 |
degree. If the violation results in serious physical harm
or
death | 89 |
| to a
person, failure to stop after an accident is a felony
of the | 90 |
| fifth degree.
If the violation results in the death of a
person, | 91 |
| failure to stop after an accident is a felony of the third
degree. | 92 |
|
The court, in addition to any other
penalties provided by
law, | 93 |
| shall impose
upon the offender a class
five suspension of the | 94 |
|
offender's driver's license,
commercial
driver's license, | 95 |
|
temporary instruction permit, probationary
license, or nonresident | 96 |
|
operating privilege from the range
specified in
division (A)(5) of | 97 |
|
section 4510.02 of the Revised
Code. No judge shall suspend the | 98 |
|
first six months of suspension of
an offender's license, permit, | 99 |
|
or privilege required by this
division. | 100 |
| Sec. 4549.021.
(A) In case of accident or collision | 101 |
|
resulting
in injury or damage to persons or property upon any | 102 |
|
public or
private property other than public roads or highways, | 103 |
|
due to the
driving or operation thereon of any motor vehicle, the | 104 |
|
person
driving or operating
the motor vehicle, having
knowledge
of
| 105 |
|
the
accident or collision, shall stop, and, upon
request of
the | 106 |
|
person injured or damaged, or any other person,
shall give
that | 107 |
|
person
the driver's or operator's name
and address, and, if
the | 108 |
| driver or operator is not the owner,
the
name and address of
the | 109 |
| owner of
that motor vehicle,
together
with the registered
number | 110 |
| of
that motor vehicle,
and, if
available, exhibit
the
driver's or | 111 |
| operator's driver's
or
commercial driver's license. | 112 |
| If the owner or person in charge of
the damaged property
is | 113 |
|
not furnished such information, the driver of the motor
vehicle | 114 |
|
involved in the accident or collision, within
twenty-four
hours | 115 |
|
after
the accident or collision,
shall forward to
the
police | 116 |
|
department of the city or village in which
the
accident or | 117 |
|
collision occurred or if it occurred outside the
corporate limits | 118 |
|
of a city or village to the sheriff of the
county
in which
the | 119 |
|
accident or collision occurred the same
information required to be | 120 |
|
given to the owner or person in
control
of
the damaged property | 121 |
|
and give the date, time,
and
location
of the accident or | 122 |
|
collision. | 123 |
| (B)
Whoever violates division (A) of this section is
guilty | 129 |
|
of failure to stop after a nonpublic road accident, a misdemeanor | 130 |
|
of
the first degree. If the violation results in serious physical | 131 |
harm
or death
to a person, failure to stop after a nonpublic road | 132 |
|
accident is a felony of
the fifth degree.
If the violation results | 133 |
|
in the death of a person, failure to stop after a nonpublic road | 134 |
|
accident is a felony of the third degree. The court, in addition | 135 |
|
to any other penalties provided by
law, shall impose upon the | 136 |
|
offender a class five suspension of the offender's
driver's | 137 |
|
license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction | 138 |
|
permit,
probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege | 139 |
|
from the range
specified in division (A)(5) of section 4510.02 of | 140 |
|
the Revised Code. No judge shall suspend the first six months of | 141 |
|
suspension of an offender's license, permit, or privilege required | 142 |
|
by this division. | 143 |