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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
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Agency 15. Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
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Chapter 400. Watercraft: Accident and Casualty Reporting |
Section 20. Immediate notification of reportable accident
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When an accident occurs that requires a written report in accordance with 4VAC15-400-30, the operator shall, without delay, by the quickest means available, notify the department in Richmond, Virginia, or the most immediately available member of the department, of:
1. The date, time, and exact location of the occurrence;
2. The major details of the accident including the name of each person who died or disappeared;
3. The number and name of the vessel; and
4. The names and addresses of the owner and operator.
When the operator of a vessel cannot give the notice required by the foregoing, each person, on board the vessel shall notify the department or a member of its law-enforcement force, or determine that the notice has been given.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR325-04-4 § 2, eff. July 1, 1973; amended, Volume 19, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 2003; Volume 29, Issue 09, eff. January 1, 2013.