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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 · Sec. 5423

Sec. 5423. LEAVING SCENE OF VEHICLE ACCIDENT

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## 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): > > ## “SEC. 911 Art. 111. Leaving scene of vehicle accident > > **[**[10 U.S.C. 911](/us/usc/t10/s911)**]** > > > ### “(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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