A.R.S. § 28-664: Duty After Hitting an Unattended Vehicle
Duty on striking unattended vehicle; autonomous vehicles; neighborhood occupantless electric vehicles; violation; classification
What must you do if you hit an unattended vehicle in Arizona?
In Arizona, a driver who collides with an unattended vehicle must immediately stop and either locate the owner to give their name and address or leave a written note with that information in the struck vehicle, and failing to do so is a class 1 misdemeanor. A fully autonomous vehicle or neighborhood occupantless electric vehicle that is struck satisfies this duty if it immediately stops and its owner provides the same notice.
Full statute text
Official text last checked against azleg.gov:
28-664. Duty on striking unattended vehicle; autonomous vehicles; neighborhood occupantless electric vehicles; violation; classification
A. The driver of a vehicle that collides with a vehicle that is unattended on public or private property shall immediately:
1. Stop.
2. Either:
(a) Locate and notify the operator or owner of the vehicle of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle.
(b) In a conspicuous place in the vehicle struck, leave a written notice giving the name and address of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle doing the striking.
B. If the first vehicle described in subsection A of this section is a fully autonomous vehicle operating without a human driver or a neighborhood occupantless electric vehicle, the requirements of this section are satisfied if the fully autonomous vehicle or neighborhood occupantless electric vehicle immediately stops and the vehicle owner or a person on behalf of the vehicle owner provides the notice prescribed in subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section.
C. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
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