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{{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = motor}}
== A. General Remain at Scene ==
Under MVA ''Criminal Code'' s 83252(41), if an owner it is liable for an offence committed by the for a driverinvolved in an accident with (a) a person, (b) a fine vehicle, vessel or aircraft, or (c) cattle in the charge of another person to fail to remain at the scene of not more than $an accident with the requisite intent of escaping civil or criminal liability. From s 252(2),000 may be imposed in place “in the absence of any evidence to the fine contrary,” the failure to stop raises a presumption of intent to escape civil or criminal liability. However, if a person charged with a criminal offence can show that he or she left the scene for some other purpose, even where that purpose was itself unlawful, that person is entitled to an acquittal. A person who is convicted for failing to remain at the scene of an accident is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or is guilty of imprisonment specified in the enactmentan offence punishable on summary conviction (s 252(1.1)).
Although accident reports are not open to public inspection, parties to the accident may obtain license numbers from the reports as well as names of drivers, registered owners, and witnesses (''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 249(2)).
== C. Duties where damage to unattended vehicles or property ==
=== 1. Damage to Unattended Vehicles ===
Under the ''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 68(2), the driver, operator, or any other person in charge of a motor vehicle that collides with an unattended vehicle must stop, locate, and notify, in writing, the owner of the unattended vehicle of the name and address of the driver, the operator, or any other person in charge of the motor vehicle as well as the registered owner’s name and address and the vehicle license number. The information must be left in a conspicuous place on the damaged vehicle.
=== 2. Damage to Other Forms of Property ===
In the event of damage to property other than another vehicle, the driver, operator, or any other person in charge of the motor vehicle must take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner of the property, in writing (''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 68(3)). The driver must take reasonable steps to provide the following particulars to the owner of the property: the name and address of the driver, operator, or other person in charge of the vehicle as well as the license number of the vehicle and the name and address of the vehicle’s registered owner.
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