Colorado § 42-4-1604 - Duty upon striking unattended vehicle or other property.
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§ 42-4-1604. Duty upon striking unattended vehicle or other property.
The driver of any vehicle which collides with or is involved in a crash with any vehicle or other property which is unattended resulting in any damage to such vehicle or other property shall immediately stop and either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle or other property of such fact, the driver's name and address, and the registration number of the vehicle the driver is driving or attach securely in a conspicuous place in or on such vehicle or other property a written notice giving the driver's name and address and the registration number of the vehicle the driver is driving. The driver shall also make report of such crash when and as required in section 42-4-1606. Every stop must be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. This section does not apply to the striking of highway fixtures or traffic control devices which is governed by the provisions of section 42-4-1605. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2401, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2026: Entire section amended, (HB 26-1237), ch. 117, p. 483, § 62, effective August 12.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-1404 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-1604 was relocated to § 42-4-1804.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. Since § 42-4-1604 is similar to § 42-4-1404 as it existed prior to the 1994 amending of title 42 as enacted by SB 94-1, a relevant case construing that provision has bee included with the annotations to this section.
Applied in Ruth v. County Court, 198 Colo. 6, 595 P.2d 237 (1979).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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