Document Citation: Tex. Transp. Code § 550.064

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Texas Annotated Statutes
TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD
CHAPTER 550. ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS
SUBCHAPTER D. WRITTEN ACCIDENT REPORT

Date:
08/31/2009

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§ 550.064. Accident Report Forms

(a) The department shall prepare and when requested supply to police departments, coroners, sheriffs, garages, and other suitable agencies or individuals the accident report forms appropriate for the persons required to make a report and appropriate for the purposes to be served by those reports.

(b) An accident report form prepared by the department must:

(1) require sufficiently detailed information to disclose the cause and conditions of and the persons and vehicles involved in an accident if the form is for the report to be made by a person involved in or investigating the accident;

(2) include a way to designate and identify a peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services employee who during an emergency is involved in an accident while driving a law enforcement vehicle, fire department vehicle, or emergency medical services vehicle while performing the person's duties;

(3) require a statement by a person described by Subdivision (2) as to the nature of the emergency; and

(4) include a way to designate whether an individual involved in an accident wants to be contacted by a person seeking to obtain employment as a professional described by Section 38.01(12), Penal Code.