(1) The owner of a vehicle commits the offense of owner failure to report a collision if the owner does any of the following:
(a) If the person owns a vehicle that is involved in a collision that is required to be reported under ORS 811.720 and all of the following apply:
- (A) The collision occurred while the vehicle was driven by someone other than the owner of the vehicle.
- (B) The driver of the vehicle does not make a collision report as required under ORS 811.725.
- (C) The owner of the vehicle fails to report the collision to the Department of Transportation in a form specified by the department as soon as the owner learns of the collision.
- (b) If the person is the owner of a vehicle involved in a collision and the person does not make any additional reports the department may require.
- (2) The offense described in this section, owner failure to report a collision, is a Class B traffic violation.
[1983 c.338 §578; 1985 c.393 §37; 1993 c.751 §68; 2024 c.63 §19]