VTL 1277 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 1276 Operators to wear protective headgear up ARTICLE 34-C Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 1277 Leaving the scene of an incident involving an electric personal assistive mobility device without reporting Vehicle & Traffic (VAT) CHAPTER 71, TITLE 7, ARTICLE 34-C § 1277. Leaving the scene of an incident involving an electric personal assistive mobility device without reporting. 1. (a) Any person eighteen years of age or older operating an electric personal assistive mobility device who, knowing or having cause to know, that physical injury, as defined in subdivision nine of section 10.00 of the penal law, has been caused to another person, due to the operation of such electric personal assistive mobility device by such person shall, before leaving the place where such physical injury occurred, stop and provide his or her name and residence, including street and street 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 such person shall report said incident as soon as physically able to the nearest police station or judicial officer. (b) A violation of paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall be a violation. 2. (a) Any person eighteen years of age or older operating an electric personal assistive mobility device who, knowing or having cause to know, that serious physical injury, as defined in subdivision ten of section 10.00 of the penal law, has been caused to another person, due to the operation of such electric personal assistive mobility device by such person shall, before leaving the place where such serious physical injury occurred, stop and provide his or her name and residence, including street and street 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 such person shall report said incident as soon as physically able to the nearest police station or judicial officer. (b) A violation of paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall be a class B misdemeanor.