(1) A person commits the offense of failure to make a future responsibility filing after an accident if:
- (a) The person is the owner or driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident;
- (b) At the time of the accident the vehicle was operated in violation of ORS 806.010;
- (c) The person does not make a future responsibility filing within 30 days after the accident; and
- (d) The person is not exempt under ORS 806.210 from making a future responsibility filing.
- (2) The employer of a driver is subject to the requirements and penalties under this section if the driver is an employee exempted from this section under ORS 806.210.
- (3) In addition to any other penalties under this section, violation of this section subjects the violator to suspension of driving privileges as provided under ORS 809.415.
- (4) The offense described in this section, failure to make a future responsibility filing after an accident, is a Class B traffic violation.
[1983 c.338 §855; 1985 c.393 §63; 2003 c.402 §14; 2009 c.257 §5; 2021 c.630 §88]