Any peace officer who investigates any traffic accident in the performance of his or her official duties shall, in all instances of an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or in which estimated damage equals or exceeds one thousand five hundred dollars to the property of any one person, submit an original report of such investigation to the Department of Transportation within ten days after each such accident. The department shall have authority to collect accident information it deems necessary and shall prescribe and furnish appropriate forms for reporting.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 60-695

  • Peace officer: shall include sheriffs, coroners, jailers, marshals, police officers, state highway patrol officers, members of the National Guard on active service by direction of the Governor during periods of emergency, and all other persons with similar authority to make arrests. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
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