California · Vehicle Code
VEH §16000.1: (a) For purposes of this division, a “reportable off-highway accident” means an accident that includes all of the following: (1) Occurs off the street or highway.
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(a) For purposes of this division, a “reportable off-highway accident” means an accident that includes all of the following: (1) Occurs off the street or highway. (2) Involves a vehicle that is subject to registration under this code. (3) Results in damages to the property of any one person in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or in bodily injury or in the death of any person. (b) A “reportable off-highway accident” does not include any accident that occurs off-highway in which damage occurs only to the property of the driver or owner of the motor vehicle and no bodily injury or death of a person occurs. (c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
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