You knowingly collide with another occupied car in Rhode Island. No one is injured, but the other car is damaged. What is your immediate duty?
Correct answer: Stop at the scene or as close as possible, return immediately if necessary, and remain to fulfill the required duties.
Damage to a driven or attended vehicle triggers the stop, return and remain duties even without an injury. Stop without obstructing traffic more than necessary and complete the duties required by §31-26-3; a photograph or later insurance claim does not replace them.
Source: R.I. Gen. Laws §31-26-2, retained reader turn5997view1 line 8; complete official HTML body and history actually read October 1, 2026. History line 11 ends with P.L. 2009, ch. 329, §1. Cross-referenced duties in §31-26-3 were also read in full. Selected published codified provision, not an exhaustive 2026 amendment audit; no PDF page. ↗
After you damage an attended vehicle in a Rhode Island collision, its driver asks for the information and license required by law. Which response satisfies the specified identity-and-license duty?
Correct answer: Give your name, address and vehicle registration number, and exhibit your operator’s license.
Upon request, the driver must provide the specified name, address and registration number and exhibit the operator’s license to the qualifying person at the scene. Contact details or insurance information alone do not replace this statutory duty.
Source: R.I. Gen. Laws §31-26-3(a), requested identity, registration and license information, reader line 8. Complete official HTML body and history actually read October 1, 2026; retained reader turn5997view2. Displayed history line 14 ends with P.L. 1980, ch. 297, §1. Selected published codified provision, not an exhaustive 2026 amendment audit; no PDF page. ↗
You are able to help after your Rhode Island collision injures another person. You have exchanged the required information and immediately notified nearby police. May you treat those steps alone as completion of your responsibilities to the injured person?
Correct answer: No. You must also render reasonable assistance to the injured person.
Reasonable assistance is required in addition to the specified information and immediate police notification. It does not mean attempting a medical procedure beyond your abilities. The question tests that separate duty, not what location information to give an emergency dispatcher.
Source: R.I. Gen. Laws §31-26-3(a), reasonable assistance and immediate police notification, reader line 9; context at lines 8–12. Stop/remain context also read in §31-26-1(a), https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-26/31-26-1.htm, turn5997view0 line 8. Complete official HTML body and history actually read October 1, 2026; retained reader turn5997view2. Displayed history line 14 ends with P.L. 1980, ch. 297, §1. Selected published codified provision, not an exhaustive 2026 amendment audit; no PDF page. ↗
No one is injured in a Rhode Island collision, but a damaged car cannot be operated normally and safely. What police-notification duty applies?
Correct answer: Immediately notify the nearest authorized police agency by the quickest available means.
Immediate police notice is required when the collision disables a non-human-powered vehicle so that normal, safe operation is prevented. This trigger does not depend on an injury or a repair estimate, and arranging a tow does not replace notification.
Source: R.I. Gen. Laws §31-26-3.2, retained reader turn5997view3 line 9, disabled-vehicle and immediate-notice clauses. Complete official HTML body and history actually read October 1, 2026; history line 12 identifies P.L. 1976, ch. 58, §7. Selected published codified provision, not an exhaustive 2026 amendment audit; no PDF page. ↗
Driving a borrowed car in Rhode Island, you damage an unattended parked vehicle. You stop but cannot locate its owner or operator. What must you do?
Correct answer: Leave a conspicuous written notice in English with your name and address, the borrowed car owner’s name and address, and the circumstances; also notify nearby police immediately.
When the owner or operator cannot be located, the notice must identify both the driver and owner of the striking vehicle, give their addresses and describe the circumstances. Put it conspicuously in or on the unattended vehicle. Immediate notice to nearby local or state police is also required; it is not an alternative to the written notice.
Source: R.I. Gen. Laws §31-26-4, retained reader turn5997view4 line 8, including the alternative owner-location/written-notice methods and the additional immediate-police-notice clause; jurisdiction context at line 9. Complete official HTML body and history actually read October 1, 2026. Displayed history line 11 lists P.L. 1950, ch. 2595, art. 23, §4; P.L. 1951, ch. 2826, §18; and G.L. 1956, §31-26-4. Selected published codified provision, not an exhaustive 2026 amendment audit; no PDF page. ↗
You are an uninjured driver able to prepare a report after a Rhode Island collision injures another person. Police have already been notified immediately. What separate written-report duty applies to you?
Correct answer: Submit the required written report on the DMV form within 21 days after the collision.
An injury collision triggers the driver’s written DMV report within 21 days. The immediate police call and an insurance claim do not replace that report. This scenario excludes physical incapacity and does not test property-damage thresholds or special reporting responsibilities when the driver cannot report.
Source: R.I. Gen. Laws §31-26-6, retained reader turn5997view5 line 9, injury/death trigger, written DMV form and 21-day period. Complete official HTML body and history actually read October 1, 2026; history line 11 ends with P.L. 2002, ch. 253, §1. Incapacity context also read in §31-26-8, https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE31/31-26/31-26-8.htm, turn6001view1 line 9 and history line 11. Selected published codified provision, not an exhaustive 2026 amendment audit; no PDF page. ↗
