Accident escape (Austria)
Hit-and-run is not a criminal offense in Austria , but an administrative offense . According to § 4 Paragraph 2, Paragraph 5 of the Road Traffic Act , people who are causally related to a traffic accident must notify the nearest police station without unnecessary delay . If this is not done, such a person commits a hit-and-run in accordance with § 99 Paragraph 2 lit a or Paragraph 3 lit b in conjunction with § 4 StVO. Such a notification may only be omitted if these persons or those in whose property the damage occurred have proven their names and addresses to one another.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Complete legal regulation for the 1960 Road Traffic Act, version of September 19, 2012 , accessed December 28, 2016
