California · Penal Code

PEN §653i: Any person who is involved in a skiing accident and who leaves the scene of the accident knowing or having reason to believe that any other person involved in the accident is in need of medical and ot

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

A person who leaves a skiing accident scene knowing another person needs medical assistance—except to get help or notify authorities—commits an infraction punishable by up to $1,000 fine.

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Any person who is involved in a skiing accident and who leaves the scene of the accident knowing or having reason to believe that any other person involved in the accident is in need of medical and other assistance, except to notify the proper authorities or to obtain assistance, shall be guilty of an infraction punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).

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