{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"16000.1","citation":"Veh. Code, § 16000.1","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 7. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS [16000. - 16560.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Compulsory Financial Responsibility [16000. - 16078.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-7/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Accident Reports [16000. - 16005.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-7/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Repealed (in Sec. 30) and added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 451, Sec. 31.   (SB 491)   Effective January 1, 2016.   Section operative January 1, 2017, by its own provisions.","effective":"2016-01-01","html":"<p>(a) For purposes of this division, a “reportable off-highway accident” means an accident that includes all of the following:</p><p>(1) Occurs off the street or highway.</p><p>(2) Involves a vehicle that is subject to registration under this code.</p><p>(3) Results in damages to the property of any one person in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or in bodily injury or in the death of any person.</p><p>(b) A “reportable off-highway accident” does not include any accident that occurs off-highway in which damage occurs only to the property of the driver or owner of the motor vehicle and no bodily injury or death of a person occurs.</p><p>(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.</p>","text":"(a) For purposes of this division, a “reportable off-highway accident” means an accident that includes all of the following: (1) Occurs off the street or highway. (2) Involves a vehicle that is subject to registration under this code. (3) Results in damages to the property of any one person in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or in bodily injury or in the death of any person. (b) A “reportable off-highway accident” does not include any accident that occurs off-highway in which damage occurs only to the property of the driver or owner of the motor vehicle and no bodily injury or death of a person occurs. (c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/accident-reports-16000-1","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}