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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Informations and indictments under ss. 316.062 and 316.063 shall be deemed sufficient if made in substantially the following form:
“That one A. B. while operating or being in charge of a motor vehicle then and there being driven along the __________ thoroughfare in __________ County, Florida, did strike and injure or put in jeopardy the person or property (as the case may be, giving details sufficient to identify the occurrence) of one __________ (or unknown as the case may be) and without stopping to render aid to the persons injured or put in jeopardy thereby or (without making known to the persons present his or her full, true and correct name and address as the case may be) did unlawfully depart from the scene of such accident contrary to the statute in such case made and provided.”
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Florida Statutes Title XLVII. Criminal Procedure and Corrections § 932.49. Failure of motor vehicle operators to stop and assist persons injured; form of information or indictment - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-xlvii-criminal-procedure-and-corrections/fl-st-sect-932-49/
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