1462                             Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 534

charge of the property of this fact and of his name and address and
of the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and shall upon
request exhibit his driver's license and shall make report of such
accident when and as required in section 10-107, as amended from
time to time.

§ 10-105.1. Sections 10-101 to 10-105 applicable to owner.

All the provisions of sections 10-101 to 10-105, inclusive, shall
apply to the owner of any motor vehicle who is present when the
accident occurs whether or not the owner be the driver.

§ 10-106. Omitted.

§ 10-107. Written report of accident by drivers or owners.

(a)    The driver of every motor vehicle which is in any manner
involved in an accident within this state, in which any person is
killed or injured, or in which damage to the property of any one
person, including himself, in excess of $100 is sustained, within 15
days shall report the matter in writing to the department and file
with the report any evidence of liability insurance which satisfies
the requirements of Part II or Subtitle 7. This report shall state, in
addition to all other information required to be contained therein,
the name and address of the insurance carrier for the person making
the report, the policy number and the name and address of the local
agent for the insurance carrier. If the driver is physically incapable
of making the report or is unavailable or refuses to do so the Depart-
ment in its discretion may accept a report of the accident from the
owner. The owner of the motor vehicle involved in the accident shall
report the matter in writing to the department and file the evidence
of insurance required above.

(b)    The department may require any driver or owner of a vehi-
cle involved in an accident of which written report must be made as
provided in this section to file supplemental written reports when-
ever the original report is insufficient in the opinion of the depart-
ment.

(c) A written accident report is not required under this sub-
title from any person who is physically incapable of making a report
during the period of incapacity.

§ 10-108. False reports.

Any person who gives information in oral or written reports as
required in this subtitle knowing or having reason to believe that
the information is false shall upon conviction be guilty of a misde-
meanor.

§ 10-109. Penalty for failure to report.

Failure to report an accident as herein provided or failure to give
correctly the information required of him by the department in con-
nection with the report shall be a misdemeanor and, in the event of
injury or damage to the person or property of another in such acci-
dent, also shall constitute a ground for suspension or revocation of