Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice
§ 911. Art. 111. Leaving scene of vehicle accident
Statutory text
Driver.—
Any person subject to this chapter—
who is the driver of a vehicle that is involved in an accident that results in personal injury or property damage; and
who wrongfully leaves the scene of the accident—
without providing assistance to an injured person; or
without providing personal identification to others involved in the accident or to appropriate authorities;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Senior Passenger.—
Any person subject to this chapter—
who is a passenger in a vehicle that is involved in an accident that results in personal injury or property damage;
who is the superior commissioned or noncommissioned officer of the driver of the vehicle or is the commander of the vehicle; and
who wrongfully and unlawfully orders, causes, or permits the driver to leave the scene of the accident—
without providing assistance to an injured person; or
without providing personal identification to others involved in the accident or to appropriate authorities;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Military Justice Act of 2016
Pub. L. 114–328 div. E title LX § 5423 · 130 Stat. 2000
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 911
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5423, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2947.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5423, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2947.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 5423. LEAVING SCENE OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT. Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 910 (article 110 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by section 5422 of this Act, the following new section (article): “§ 911. Art. 111. Leaving scene of vehicle accident “(a) Driver.— Any person subject to this chapter— “(1) who is the driver of a vehicle that is involved in an accident that results in personal injury or property damage; and “(2) who wrongfully leaves the scene of the accident— “(A) without providing assistance to an injured person; or “(B) without providing personal identification to others involved in the accident or to appropriate authorities; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. “(b) Senior Passenger.— Any person subject to this chapter— “(1) who is a passenger in a vehicle that is involved in an accident that results in personal injury or property damage; “(2) who is the superior commissioned or noncommissioned officer of the driver of the vehicle or is the commander of the vehicle; and “(3) who wrongfully and unlawfully orders, causes, or permits the driver to leave the scene of the accident— “(A) without providing assistance to an injured person; or “(B) without providing personal identification to others involved in the accident or to appropriate authorities; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.” .
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 911 was renumbered section 913 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on , as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
Credits
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5423, , 130 Stat. 2947.)