Ohio · Ohio Revised Code — Title 45, Motor Vehicles
Ohio Rev. Code (Motor Vehicles) § 4549.03: Stopping after accident involving damage to realty or personal property attached to real property
What this law says, in plain English
A driver involved in an accident damaging property must immediately stop, notify the owner, provide identification and vehicle registration, and report to police within 24 hours if the owner cannot be located. Violation is a first-degree misdemeanor.
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