Policy Text
A. Florida State Statutes require that in specified circumstances, the driver of a motor
vehicle, which is involved in an accident must make a written report of the accident to the
State Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The State does not mandate
the investigation of delayed motor vehicle traffic accidents by municipal law enforcement
officers. There appears to be little, if any, value in the investigation of most vehicle
accidents where vehicle and drivers have left the scene.