Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 253 – MOTOR VEHICLES

AN ACT TO AMEND 5646 SECTION 108 OF CHAPTER 165 OF THE REVISED CODE OF DELAWARE, 1935, IN RELATION TO MOTOR VEHICLES; REQUIRING DRIVERS TO REPORT ACCIDENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met:

Section 1. That Chapter 165 of the Revised Code of Delaware, 1935, be and hereby is amended by striking out and repealing the first paragraph of 5646 Section 108 thereof and by substituting in lieu thereof the following:

5646 Sec. 108. Duty To Report Accidents:—The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injuries or death to any person or property damage to an apparent extent of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) or more shall at once forward a report of such accident to the nearest State Highway Police Station except that when such accident occurs within the City of Wilmington such report shall be made at once to the Department of Public Safety in that City.

Approved March 19, 1941.