Joint report: refusal to complete it is not a criminal offense
USER RIGHTS - Contrary to popular belief, there is no legal obligation requiring a driver involved in a road accident to draw up a joint report with the "adverse" driver.
The question arises when two vehicles collide. Are both parties obliged to complete an accident report, the famous document that is then sent to their insurance company? It appears that refusal to complete or sign an accident report is therefore possible and cannot constitute a criminal offense. However, this freedom must be put into perspective with the obligation imposed on the driver involved in an accident to identify himself.
This is how, in fact, a hit and run is committed by the driver of a vehicle, knowing that he has just caused or occasioned an accident, who decides not to stop and thus attempts to escape his civil or criminal liability. Stopping on the spot must allow the effective identification of the driver, and not only of the vehicle by its registration.
The drafting of the amicable report, beyond the formality of declaring it to one's insurer, allows in particular to satisfy the identification obligations incumbent on the parties involved.
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