41-6a-401.3. Accident involving injury -- Stop at accident -- Penalty.
(1) The operator of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to a person shall:
(a) immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close to it as possible
without obstructing traffic more than is necessary; and
(b) remain at the scene of the accident until the operator has fulfilled the requirements of
Section 41-6a-401.7.
(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a person who violates the provisions of
Subsection (1) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $750.
(b) A person who violates the provisions of Subsection (1) is guilty of a third degree
felony if:
(i) (A) the person has a prior conviction as defined in Subsection 41-6a-501(2) for a
violation that was committed on or after May 12, 2009; and
(B) the prior conviction described in Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A) is within ten years of the
commission of the offense upon which the current conviction is based; or
(ii) the conviction for a violation of this section is at any time after a conviction for a
violation that was committed on or after May 12, 2009, of:
(A) automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207;
(B) a felony violation of Section 41-6a-502 or a statute previously in effect in this state
that would constitute a violation of Section 41-6a-502; or
(C) any conviction described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A) or (B) which judgment of
conviction is reduced under Section 76-3-402.
Amended by Chapter 281, 2009 General Session
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