NY Veh & Traf L § 600 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAT - Vehicle and Traffic Title 6 - Accidents and Accident Reports Article 22 - Accidents and Accident Reports 600 - Leaving Scene of an Incident Without Reporting.

§ 600. Leaving  scene  of  an  incident without reporting. 1. Property   damage. a. Any person operating a motor vehicle who, knowing  or  having   cause to know that damage has been caused to the real property or to the   personal property, not including animals, of another, due to an incident   involving  the  motor  vehicle  operated  by  such  person shall, before   leaving the place where the damage occurred, stop, exhibit  his  or  her   license  and  insurance  identification card for such vehicle, when such   card is required pursuant to articles six and eight of this chapter, and   give his or her name, residence, including street and number,  insurance   carrier  and  insurance  identification  information  including  but not   limited to the number and effective dates of said individual's insurance   policy, and license number to the party sustaining  the  damage,  or  in   case  the person sustaining the damage is not present at the place where   the damage occurred then he or she shall report  the  same  as  soon  as   physically  able  to the nearest police station, or judicial officer. In   addition to the foregoing, any such person shall also: (i)  produce  the   proof of insurance coverage required pursuant to article forty-four-B of   this  chapter  if  such  person  is a TNC driver operating a TNC vehicle   while the incident occurred who was (A) logged on to the  TNC's  digital   network  but not engaged in a TNC prearranged trip or (B) was engaged in   a TNC prearranged trip; and (ii) disclose whether he or she, at the time   such incident occurred, was (A) logged on to the TNC's  digital  network   but  not  engaged  in a TNC prearranged trip or (B) was engaged in a TNC   prearranged trip.b. It shall be the duty of any member of a law enforcement agency  who   is  at  the  scene  of  the  accident  to  request  the said operator or   operators of the motor vehicles, when physically capable of doing so, to   exchange the information required hereinabove and such member of  a  law   enforcement  agency  shall  assist  such operator or operators in making   such exchange of information in a reasonable and harmonious manner.A violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision shall   constitute a traffic infraction punishable  by  a  fine  of  up  to  two   hundred  fifty  dollars  or a sentence of imprisonment for up to fifteen   days or both such fine and imprisonment.2. Personal injury. a. Any  person  operating  a  motor  vehicle  who,   knowing  or having cause to know that personal injury has been caused to   another person, due to an incident involving the motor vehicle  operated   by  such  person shall, before leaving the place where the said personal   injury  occurred,  stop,  exhibit  his  or  her  license  and  insurance   identification  card  for  such  vehicle,  when  such  card  is required   pursuant to articles six and eight of this chapter, and give his or  her   name,  residence,  including street and street number, insurance carrier   and insurance identification information including but  not  limited  to   the number and effective dates of said individual's insurance policy and   license number, to the injured party, if practical, and also to a police   officer,  or  in  the event that no police officer is in the vicinity of   the place of said injury, then, he or she shall report said incident  as   soon  as  physically  able  to  the  nearest  police station or judicial   officer. In addition to the foregoing, any such person shall  also:  (i)   produce  the  proof  of  insurance coverage required pursuant to article   forty-four-B of this chapter if such person is a TNC driver operating  a   TNC  vehicle  at  the  time of the incident who was (A) logged on to the   TNC's digital network but not engaged in a TNC prearranged trip  or  (B)   was  engaged  in a TNC prearranged trip; and (ii) disclose whether he or   she, at the time such incident occurred, was (A) logged on to the  TNC's   digital  network  but  not  engaged in a TNC prearranged trip or (B) was   engaged in a TNC prearranged trip. b. It shall be the duty of any member of a law enforcement agency  who   is  at  the  scene  of  the  accident  to  request  the said operator or   operators of the motor vehicles, when physically capable of doing so, to   exchange the information required hereinabove and such member of  a  law   enforcement  agency  shall  assist  such operator or operators in making   such exchange of information in a reasonable and harmonious manner.c. A violation of the provisions of paragraph a  of  this  subdivision   resulting  solely  from the failure of an operator to exhibit his or her   license and insurance identification card for the  vehicle  or  exchange   the  information  required  in such paragraph shall constitute a class B   misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty  nor   more  than  five  hundred  dollars  in  addition  to any other penalties   provided by law. Any subsequent such violation shall constitute a  class   A  misdemeanor  punishable  by  a fine of not less than five hundred nor   more than one thousand  dollars  in  addition  to  any  other  penalties   provided  by law. Any violation of the provisions of paragraph a of this   subdivision, other than for the mere failure of an operator  to  exhibit   his or her license and insurance identification card for such vehicle or   exchange  the information required in such paragraph, shall constitute a   class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than five  hundred   dollars  nor  more  than  one  thousand dollars in addition to any other   penalties provided by law. Any such  violation  committed  by  a  person   after  such  person  has  previously  been convicted of such a violation   shall constitute a class E felony, punishable by a fine of not less than   one thousand nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars in addition   to any other penalties provided by law. Any violation of the  provisions   of  paragraph  a of this subdivision, other than for the mere failure of   an operator to exhibit his or her license and  insurance  identification   card  for  such  vehicle  or  exchange  the information required in such   paragraph, where the personal injury involved  (i)  results  in  serious   physical  injury,  as  defined  in section 10.00 of the penal law, shall   constitute a class E felony, punishable by a fine of not less  than  one   thousand  nor  more  than five thousand dollars in addition to any other   penalties provided by law, or (ii) results in death shall  constitute  a   class  D  felony  punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand nor   more than five thousand dollars  in  addition  to  any  other  penalties   provided by law.3.  For  the  purposes of this article, the terms "TNC", "TNC driver",   "TNC vehicle", "TNC prearranged trip" and "digital network"  shall  have   the  same  meanings as such terms are defined in article forty-four-B of   this chapter.