Oregon Code § 830.475·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Duties
of operators and witnesses at accidents.
(1) A person commits the offense of failure to
perform the duties of an operator if the person is the operator of any boat
involved in an accident that results in property damage and the operator fails
to take reasonable steps to notify the owner or person in charge of the
property of the damage, and provide to the owner or person in charge of the
property the operators name, address and the identification number of the
boat.
(2) The operator
of any boat involved in an accident which results in injury or death to any
person immediately shall stop the boat at the scene of the accident, or as
close thereto as possible, and shall remain at the scene of the accident until
the operator has fulfilled the requirements of subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The operator
of any boat involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to any person
shall:
(a) Give to the
other operator, surviving occupant or any person not injured as a result of the
accident, the name, address and the identifying number of the boat which the
operator is operating, and the name and address of any other occupants of the
boat.
(b) Render
reasonable assistance to any person injured in the accident, including the
conveying or the making of arrangements for the conveying of the person to a
physician, surgeon or hospital for medical or surgical treatment, if it is
apparent that treatment is necessary or if conveyance is requested by any
injured person.
(4) Any witness
to the accident shall furnish to the operator, occupant or injured person, the
name and address of the witness. [Formerly 488.164; 1997 c.74 §1]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 830.475
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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