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TENNESSEE STATUTES AND CODES
55-10-106 - Immediate notice of accident.
55-10-106. Immediate notice of accident.
(a) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or property damage to an apparent extent of fifty dollars ($50.00) or more shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of the accident to the local police department if the accident occurs within a municipality, otherwise to the office of the county sheriff or the nearest office of the state highway patrol.
(b) 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.
[Acts 1955, ch. 329, § 83; T.C.A., § 59-1006; Acts 1988, ch. 788, § 1.]