10 USC § 911 - Art. 111. Leaving scene of vehicle accident

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title: "10 USC § 911 - Art. 111. Leaving scene of vehicle accident"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "911"
section_name: "Art. 111. Leaving scene of vehicle accident"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PUNITIVE ARTICLES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5423, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2947.)"
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# § 911. Art. 111. Leaving scene of vehicle accident

**(a)** **Driver.—** Any person subject to this chapter—

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

**(1)** who is the driver of a vehicle that is involved in an accident that results in personal injury or property damage; and

**(2)** who wrongfully leaves the scene of the accident—

**(A)** without providing assistance to an injured person; or

**(B)** without providing personal identification to others involved in the accident or to appropriate authorities;

**(b)** **Senior Passenger.—** Any person subject to this chapter—

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

**(1)** who is a passenger in a vehicle that is involved in an accident that results in personal injury or property damage;

**(2)** who is the superior commissioned or noncommissioned officer of the driver of the vehicle or is the commander of the vehicle; and

**(3)** who wrongfully and unlawfully orders, causes, or permits the driver to leave the scene of the accident—

**(A)** without providing assistance to an injured person; or

**(B)** without providing personal identification to others involved in the accident or to appropriate authorities;

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5423, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2947.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 911 was renumbered .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on , as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see  and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under .