P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 5103

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§ 5103. Obligations of any driver involved in an accident

Any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident shall:

(a) Give his/her name, address and registration number of the vehicle driven and, if requested, make available his/her driver’s license or permit and any other information related to the compulsory insurance of the motor vehicle to any person injured as a result of the accident, or to the driver or occupant of the other vehicle, or to the person in charge of the vehicle or of any property damaged in the accident or to any law enforcement officer.

(b) Render assistance to the injured, if any, including taking them to a hospital or where they may receive medical assistance, except when it may be dangerous for the injured to be moved, or when the injured themselves, or any person accompanying them, expressly refuses to give consent to have them moved. The driver of the vehicle shall be exempt from said duty if as a result of the accident his/her physical condition does not enable him/her to render said assistance.

In the event that none of the persons mentioned is in condition to receive the information to which they are entitled, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, and should there be no law enforcement officer present, the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident, after having complied to the utmost with all the provisions and requirements of § 5101 and 5103 of this title, shall report the accident to the nearest Police station and submit the information specified in subsection (a) of this section.

History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 4.03, eff. 1 year after Jan. 7, 2000.