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§47-10-115.
§47-10-115.
(a) All accident reports made by persons involved in accidents shall
be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be for
the confidential use of the Department or other state agencies having
use for the records for accident prevention purposes, or for the
administration of the laws of this state relating to the deposit of
security and proof of financial responsibility by persons driving or
the owners of motor vehicles, except that the Department may disclose
the identity of a person involved in an accident when such identity is
not otherwise known or when such person denies his presence at such
accident.
(b) All accident reports and supplemental information filed in
connection with the administration of the laws of this state relating
to the deposit of security or proof of financial responsibility shall
be confidential and not open to general public inspection, nor shall
copying of lists of such reports be permitted, except, however, that
such reports and supplemental information may be examined by any
person named therein or by his representative designated in writing.
(c) No reports or information mentioned in this section shall be used
as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an
accident, except that the Department shall furnish upon demand of any
party to such trial, or upon demand of any court, a certificate
showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to
the Department in compliance with law.
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