What Form 2220 Willfully 2023-2024

Music. Hi, this is Mike Haber. Thanks for asking me what is leaving the scene of an accident or LSA. The crime of leaving the scene of an accident, also known as hit-and-run, occurs when you're involved in a traffic accident with another person's property. Instead of remaining on the scene or leaving after providing your name, address, insurance, vehicle registration information, and driver's license number to the owner of the property, you willfully leave. If there's only minor property damage involved, it's a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of 60 days in jail, six months probation, a permanent criminal conviction, and a $500 fine. However, if you leave the scene of an accident that involved even the most minor of injuries to another person, then it becomes a third-degree felony. This is punishable by up to five years in prison, five years probation, a permanent criminal conviction, a $5,000 fine, a mandatory three-year driver's license revocation, and an inability to get a hardship license until completing a 12-hour advanced driving school. If there's either serious bodily injury or death involved, the stakes are much higher. Intent, in the form of the word "willful," is an essential element of LSA. The most obvious defense to a hit-and-run is claiming that you didn't know you had an accident. Of course, claiming a lack of knowledge must be reasonable. You could accidentally tap another vehicle without knowing it, or in an extreme case, you could leave the scene of an accident without knowing or imputing any involvement or injury to another person. For instance, let's say you struck a parked car and seriously injured somebody who happened to be sleeping in the backseat. You had no idea they were there, and the state may not charge you with anything more than a misdemeanor in...