# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 20. Vehicle Laws -- Accidents and Accident Reports

### Subtitle 1

#### Section 20-101

(a) This title applies throughout this State, whether on or off a highway.

(b) All of the provisions of Sec.Sec. 20-101 through 20-105 of this title apply to the owner of any vehicle who is present when the accident occurs, whether or not the owner is the driver.

#### Section 20-102

(a)

  (1) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to another person immediately shall stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident, without obstructing traffic more than necessary.

  (2) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to another person immediately shall return to and remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has complied with Sec. 20-104 of this title.

(b)

  (1) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in the death of another person immediately shall stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident, without obstructing traffic more than necessary.

  (2) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in the death of another person immediately shall return to and remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has complied with Sec. 20-104 of this title.

(c)

  (1) In this subsection, "serious bodily injury" means an injury that:

    (i) Creates a substantial risk of death;

    (ii) Causes serious permanent or serious protracted disfigurement;

    (iii) Causes serious permanent or serious protracted loss of the function of any body part, organ, or mental faculty; or

    (iv) Causes serious permanent or serious protracted impairment of the function of any body part or organ.

  (2)

    (i) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $3,000 or both.

    (ii) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a person convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

  (3)

    (i) A person who violates this section and who knew or reasonably should have known that the accident might result in serious bodily injury to another person and serious bodily injury actually occurred to another person, is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

    (ii) A person who violates this section and who knew or reasonably should have known that the accident might result in the death of another person and death actually occurred to another person, is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.

#### Section 20-103

(a) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results only in damage to an attended vehicle or other attended property immediately shall stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident, without obstructing traffic more than necessary.

(b) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results only in damage to an attended vehicle or other attended property shall return to and remain at the scene of the accident until he has complied with Sec. 20-104 of this title.

(c) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

#### Section 20-104

(a) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to or death of any person or in damage to an attended vehicle or other attended property shall render reasonable assistance to any person injured in the accident and, if the person requests medical treatment or it is apparent that medical treatment is necessary, arrange for the transportation of the person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital for medical treatment.

(b) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to or death of any person or in damage to an attended vehicle or other attended property shall give his name, his address, and the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and, on request, exhibit his license to drive, if it is available, to:

  (1) Any person injured in the accident; and

  (2) The driver, occupant of, or person attending any vehicle or other property damaged in the accident.

(c) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to or death of any person or in damage to an attended vehicle or other attended property shall give the same information described in subsection (b) of this section and, on request, exhibit his license to drive, if it is available, to any police officer who is at the scene of or otherwise is investigating the accident.

(d) If a police officer is not present and none of the specified persons is in condition to receive the information to which the person otherwise would be entitled under this section, the driver, after fulfilling to the extent possible every other requirement of Sec. 20-102 of this title and subsection (a) of this section, immediately shall report the accident to the nearest office of an authorized police authority and give the information specified in subsection (b) of this section.

(e) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

#### Section 20-105

(a) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in damage to an unattended vehicle or other unattended property immediately shall stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident, without obstructing traffic more than necessary.

(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in damage to an unattended vehicle or other unattended property shall attempt to locate the driver, owner, or person in charge of the damaged vehicle or other property and notify him of:

  (1) His name and address;

  (2) The registration number of the vehicle he is driving; and

  (3) The name and address of the owner of that vehicle.

(c) If the driver, owner, or person in charge of the damaged vehicle or other property cannot be located, the driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in damage to an unattended vehicle or other unattended property shall leave in a conspicuous, secure place in or on the damaged vehicle or other property a written notice providing the information required under subsection (b) of this section.

(d) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

#### Section 20-105.1

(a) In addition to the information that is required to be given under Sec.Sec. 20-104 and 20-105 of this title, the driver of each vehicle involved in an accident under either of those sections shall also give the following information:

  (1) Name and address of the insurance carrier or other provider of security for the person giving the information;

  (2) Policy or other identifying number of the liability insurance or other security, if it is available;

  (3) Name and address of the local insurance producer or local office of the insurance carrier or other provider of security, if it is available; and

  (4) For a vehicle that is self-insured under the Administration's self-insurance program, evidence of self-insurance in the form required by the Administration.

(b)

  (1) The Administration shall adopt regulations that:

    (i) Establish the form and content of the evidence of self-insurance required under subsection (a)(4) of this section; and

    (ii) Require each self-insurer to maintain the evidence of self-insurance in each vehicle covered under the self-insurer's self-insurance certificate.

  (2) Regulations adopted by the Administration under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall require the evidence of self-insurance to include:

    (i) The name, address, and self-insurance certificate number of the self-insurer;

    (ii) The name, address, and telephone number of the self-insurer's third party administrator or third party adjuster; and

    (iii) The vehicle identification number of the self-insured vehicle.

(c) The information specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be given to any person required to be notified under Sec. 20-104 or Sec. 20-105 of this title.

#### Section 20-106

(a) In addition to the other requirements of this title, if a motor vehicle strikes and injures a domestic animal, the driver of the motor vehicle immediately shall notify the appropriate State or local police of the accident.

(b) On receipt of notice under this section, the police shall notify the local organization or governmental agency designated by the appropriate local government to give such injured animals medical care.

#### Section 20-107

(a) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to or death of any person shall, within 15 days after the accident, report the matter in writing to the Administration.

(b) The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury or death of any person shall, within 15 days after the accident, file with the report evidence of liability insurance or other security that satisfies the requirements of Title 17 of this article.

(c) In addition to any other information required by the Administration, the evidence required under subsection (b) of this section shall contain:

  (1) The name and address of the insurance carrier or other provider of security for the person making the report;

  (2) The policy or other identifying number of the liability insurance or other security; and

  (3) The name and address of the local insurance producer for the insurance carrier or other provider of security.

(d) If the driver is physically incapable of making the report or is unavailable or refuses to do so, the Administration in its discretion may require instead a report of the accident from the owner of the vehicle involved in the accident. In that case, the owner shall report the matter and file the evidence of insurance as required of the driver.

(e) The Administration may require the driver or owner of the vehicle to file supplemental written reports if, in its opinion, the original report is insufficient.

(f) A written accident report is not required under this section:

  (1) If the accident has been investigated by a police officer and a report by the police officer has been filed with the Department of State Police; or

  (2) From any person while that person is physically incapable of making the report.

#### Section 20-108

(a) A person may not give any information that he knows or has reason to believe is false in any oral or written report required by this title.

(b) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

#### Section 20-109

If a person fails to file a written accident report as required by Sec.Sec. 20-107 and 20-113 of this title or to give correctly the information required by the Administration in connection with the report, the Administration may suspend or revoke:

(1) The license to drive of the person; and

(2) The registration of each vehicle owned by the person.

#### Section 20-113

(a)

  (1) The Administration shall prepare and, on request, supply to police departments, sheriffs, and other appropriate agencies or individuals, forms for the written accident reports required by Sec. 20-107 of this title.

  (2) The forms shall:

    (i) Require sufficiently detailed information to disclose the cause of the reported accident, the conditions then existing, and the persons and vehicles involved; and

    (ii) Distinguish autocycles from motorcycles.

(b) Each written accident report required by Sec. 20-107 of this title shall be made on the form that the Administration requires and shall contain all the available information required by the report.

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Md. Code Ann., Transp. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)