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63 Licensing; Accidents 335.99 <br />335.13 STOPPING AFTER ACCIDENT UPON PROPERTY OTHER THAN <br />STREET. <br />In case of accident or collision resulting in injury or damage to persons or property <br />upon any public or private property other than public streets or highways, due to the <br />driving or operation thereon of any motor vehicle, the person so driving or operating <br />such motor vehicle, having knowledge of such accident or collision, shall stop, and <br />upon request of the person injured or damaged, or any other person, shall give such <br />person his name and address, and, if he is not the owner, the name and address of <br />the owner of such motor vehicle, together with the registered number of such motor <br />vehicle, and, if available, exhibit his driver's or commercial driver's license. <br />If the owner or person in charge of such damaged property is not furnished such <br />information, the driver of the motor vehicle involved in the accident or collision <br />shall, within twenty-four hours after such accident or collision, forward to the police <br />offices the same information required to be given to the owner or person in control <br />of such damaged property and give the date, time and location of the accident <br />or collision. <br />If the accident or collision is with an unoccupied or unattended motor vehicle, <br />the operator so colliding with such motor vehicle shall securely attach the informa- <br />tion required to be given in this section, in writing, to a conspicuous place in or on <br />such unoccupied or unattended motor vehicle. <br />(ORC 4549.021) <br />335.14 VEHICLE ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO REALTY. <br />The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to real <br />property, or personal property attached to such real property, legally upon or adjacent <br />to a public street or• highway, shall immediately stop and take reasonable steps to <br />locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact, of <br />his name and address, and of the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and <br />shall upon request and if available, exhibit his driver's or commercial driver's license. <br />If the owner or person in charge of such property cannot be located after <br />reasonable search, the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident resulting in <br />damage to such property shall, within twenty-four hours after such accident, forward <br />to the police offices the same information required to be given to the owner or <br />person in control of such property and give the location of the accident and a <br />description of the damage insofar as it is known. (ORC 4549.03) <br />335.99 PENALTY. <br />(EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 303.99 for misdemeanor classifications and <br />penalties.) <br />1990 Replacement <br />