§ 54-303. Reports.

(a)

Required. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident within the corporate limits of the village, resulting in injury to or death of any person or total property damage to an extent of $25.00 or more, shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of such accident to the police chief. The driver shall also, within 24 hours, make a written report of such accident to the police chief. This report may be a copy of the report required by 625 ILCS 5/11-406, if applicable, and such supplementary reports as the police chief deems necessary.

(b)

Confidential; use as evidence. All reports required by this section shall be for the confidential use of the police chief, except that the police chief may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when such identity is not otherwise known or when such person denies his presence at such accident. No such report shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, except that the police chief shall furnish, upon demand of any person who has, or claims to have made such a report, or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the police chief solely to prove a compliance or a failure to comply with the requirements that such a report be made to the police chief.

(Code 1940, § 35.062; Code 1964, § 18-12; Ord. of 6-25-1956, § 1)

State law reference

Duty to report accident, 625 ILCS 5/11-406; accident report forms, 625 ILCS 5/11-411; motor vehicle accident reports confidential, 625 ILCS 5/11-412.