Columbia Leaving the scene of an accident ordinance (§ 14-91)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article II. Administration and Enforcement
No person operating or driving a vehicle on any street, alley or highway within the city, knowing that an injury has been caused to a person or damage has been caused to property, due to the culpability of such operator or driver, or to accident, shall leave the place of such injury, damage or accident without stopping and giving such operator's or driver's name, residence, including city and street number, motor vehicle number and chauffeur's or registered operator's number, if any, to the injured party or to a police officer, or if no police officer is in the vicinity, then to the nearest police station or judicial officer. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor as defined and provided for in chapter 16.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-91
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.