ACCIDENTS.

Dallas City Code ch. 28, art. IV

in effect

Dallas City Code § 28-21 INTENTIONAL COLLISIONS.

SEC. 28-21. INTENTIONAL COLLISIONS. A person commits an offense if while driving, operating, or in control of a vehicle, animal, railroad engine, or railroad car he intentionally causes, or permits the vehicle, animal, railroad engine, or railroad car to come in collision with any other vehicle, animal, person, street sign, street post, water plug, mailbox, or other obstacle or object in or on any street, alley, avenue, highway, or other public place in the city. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-22 DUTY TO GIVE INFORMATION AND RENDER AID.

SEC. 28-22. DUTY TO GIVE INFORMATION AND RENDER AID. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to a bicycle or other device propelled wholly or in part by human power which is driven or attended by a person, shall give his name, address, and the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and shall upon request and if available exhibit his operator’s, commercial operator’s, or chauffeur’s license to the person driving or attending the bicycle or device. (Ord. 14584)

Dallas City Code § 28-23 PRESUMPTION IN HIT AND RUN ACCIDENTS.

SEC. 28-23. PRESUMPTION IN HIT AND RUN ACCIDENTS. The person in whose name a vehicle is registered, shall be presumed to be the driver of the vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to a vehicle or other object, when the driver fails to stop and render the duties required of drivers under state law. Proof may be made by a copy or facsimile of the registration of the vehicle with the State Highway Department or County Motor Vehicle License Department or any other licensing agency showing the name of the person to whom the license plates were issued. This proof shall constitute prima facie evidence of the fact that the person to whom such certificate of registration was issued was the driver of the automobile. This presumption may be rebutted by competent evidence. (Ord. 14584)

Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-146925Fetched: 10/26/2026