Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The department shall advise all suitable agencies or individuals required to submit accident reports the appropriate method to submit such report. The reports to be made by persons involved in accidents and by investigating officers shall call for sufficiently detailed information to disclose with reference to a traffic accident the cause, conditions then existing, and the persons and vehicles involved.
(b) Every accident report required to be made by a law enforcement officer shall be transmitted to the department in an electronic format approved and according to the standards established by the department. The report shall contain all of the information required therein unless not available. All other accident reports shall be transmitted to the department on appropriate forms approved by the department.
(c) The commissioner may suspend the license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privileges of any person failing to report an accident as herein provided until the report has been filed, and the commissioner may extend the suspension for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. A person failing to make a required report commits a Class C misdemeanor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 55. Motor and Other Vehicles § 55-10-111 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-55-motor-and-other-vehicles/tn-code-sect-55-10-111/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)