{"id":809,"date":"2015-04-30T16:16:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T20:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=809"},"modified":"2020-03-26T13:22:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T13:22:17","slug":"boat-accident-reporting-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/boat-accident-reporting-in-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois&#8217; Boat Accident Reporting Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What to do if you&#8217;re Involved in a Boat Accident<\/h2>\n<p>Illinois&#8217; boat accident reporting requirements stipulate that an operator involved in a boat accident is required to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stop their boat at the scene.<\/li>\n<li>Render assistance to any person who has been injured or who is in danger so long as they can do so without risking their safety or their passenger&#8217;s safety.<\/li>\n<li>Provide their name, address and boat information in writing to any person who was injured, and to the owner of any property that was damaged as a result of the accident.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: Any person who has failed to stop or comply with this section must as soon as possible but no later than 1 hour after the collision or accident occurred, report the incident to the nearest police station or sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/ReportingBoatAccidentsStaticFix-011.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-734\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/ReportingBoatAccidentsStaticFix-011-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of a paddler approaching a boat accident.\" width=\"575\" height=\"324\" data-original-set=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/ReportingBoatAccidentsStaticFix-011-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/ReportingBoatAccidentsStaticFix-011-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Reporting Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>A boat accident report must be completed by the operator and filed with the IDNR if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A person is killed or injured (must be reported within 48 hours).<\/li>\n<li>A person has disappeared or has been injured (must be reported within 5 days).<\/li>\n<li>There is complete loss of the boat (must be reported within 5 days).<\/li>\n<li>There is property damage that exceeds $2,000 (must be reported within 5 days).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact your local Illinois State Police District Dispatch Center for assistance in contacting a Conservation Police Officer to report a boating accident.<\/p>\n<p>Failure to comply when the accident or collision resulted in the death or personal injury to a person is a Class A misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Illinois&#8217; Boat Accident Report Form<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>http:\/\/www.dnr.illinois.gov\/safety\/Documents\/BoatingIncidentReportForm.pdf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[13],"article-tag":[23,24,247,284],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Illinois&#039; Boat Accident Reporting Requirements &amp; Penalities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Illinois&#039; boat accident reporting requirements. 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