Report injury crashes to law enforcement within 24 hours
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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You are in a crash and someone is hurt. How soon must the crash be reported to law enforcement?
The rule
If anyone is injured or killed in a collision, it must be reported to law enforcement within 24 hours. Your insurance agent, broker or legal representative may file the report for you.
When anyone is injured or killed in a collision, it must be reported to law enforcement within 24 hours. A separate SR 1 report goes to DMV within 10 days.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 10, page 77. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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