Vehicle Code section 16003

If any driver is physically incapable of making the report, and is not the owner of the motor vehicle involved in the accident, the owner shall, as soon as he learns of the accident, report the matter in writing to the department.

Source: Section 16003, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=16003. (updated Jan. 1, 1974; accessed Sep. 22, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_16003

Original Source: Section 16003, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=16003. (last accessed May 12, 2025).