Section 1240. Leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized means of conveyance without reporting in the second degree  


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  • 1.  Any  person age eighteen years or older operating a wheeled
      non-motorized  means  of  conveyance,  including,  but  not  limited  to
      bicycles,  in-line  skates, roller skates and skate boards, who, knowing
      or having cause to know, that physical injury, as defined in subdivision
      nine of section 10.00 of the penal  law,  has  been  caused  to  another
      person,  due  to the operation of such non-motorized means of conveyance
      by such person, shall, before leaving the place where the said  physical
      injury  occurred,  stop,  and  provide his name and residence, including
      street and street number, to the injured party, if practical,  and  also
      to  a  police  officer, or in the event that no police officer is in the
      vicinity of the place of said injury, then such person shall report said
      incident as soon as physically able to the  nearest  police  station  or
      judicial officer.
        2.  Leaving the scene of an incident involving a wheeled non-motorized
      means of  conveyance  without  reporting  in  the  second  degree  is  a
      violation.