Tennessee § 55-10-104 - Duty upon striking unattended vehicles.

§ 55-10-104. Duty upon striking unattended vehicles.

The driver of any vehicle that collides with any unattended vehicle shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of that vehicle of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle, or shall leave in a conspicuous place in the vehicle struck a written notice giving the name and address of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle doing the striking and a statement of the circumstances thereof. Written notices prepared pursuant to this section shall include information pertaining to the insurance policy, including the name of the insurer, of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle. If the driver and the owner have a certificate of compliance with the Tennessee Financial Responsibility Law of 1977, compiled in chapter 12 of this title, issued by the commissioner of safety, a copy of the certificate shall be included in the written notice. The requirements in subsection (a) shall apply to accidents occurring upon highways and the premises of any shopping center, trailer park or any apartment house complex, or any other premises that are generally frequented by the public at large. With respect to an ADS-operated vehicle, as defined by § 55-30-102, the requirements of subsection (a) are satisfied if the motor vehicle's owner, or a person on behalf of the motor vehicle's owner, promptly contacts a law enforcement officer or agency to report the accident and the ADS-operated vehicle remains on the scene of the accident as otherwise required by law. Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 81; T.C.A., § 59-1004; Acts 1988, ch. 788, § 1; 2007, ch. 139, § 2; 2017, ch. 474, § 10. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2007, ch. 139, § 4 provided that the provisions of the act only apply as new accident report forms are obtained by law enforcement agencies. Nothing in the act shall be construed to require the disposal of existing accident report forms. Textbooks. Tennessee Law of Evidence (2nd ed., Cohen, Paine and Sheppeard), § 500.21.