The latest legal news and analysis on hit and run laws.
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Louisiana's Jody's Law (Act 86, HB 806) took effect August 1, 2026, ending fixed bail schedules for hit-and-run suspects, ordering a rapid alert protocol, and raising penalties under La. R.S. 14:100.
North Carolina's Winter Sports Safety Act (SB 648), signed in July 2026 and effective October 1, makes leaving the scene of a ski-slope collision a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Florida's HB 35, 'Isaiah's Law,' took effect July 1, 2026, adding unlicensed driving to the offenses that can trigger habitual traffic offender status and license revocation.
Virginia's HB1479 creates a new statutory punitive-damages claim for felony hit-and-run crashes under Va. Code 8.01-44.5:1, effective July 1, 2026, even without an identified or convicted driver.
Florida HB 479, effective Oct. 1, 2025, lets courts order restitution from drivers who leave the scene of a property-damage crash. Here is what the law changes.