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suen proper~ ~_nd small~ report to the ~o~-~ner or custodian the ir~orm.~tion ~Snieh the ~rlver report purs ~uan. t to paragraph (a) of t~his section if such o~fer ~o? custodian is four~. If the o~-~er or cus6odis~n of such damsged vekicle or property carmot be found, the dr~ivar shall leave a note in a cor~picuous place at the scene of the accident and sh~ll report the accident in within twenty-four hours to the chief of police. Such note a~ud ~-,~itten report sh~I ] contain the information ~£nich the, flriver r,~ust report pursuant ~o p~aph (a) of this section and' ~dch ~critten report shall state in addition the date; tLme, and place of the accident and the driver's esti- mate of the property damage. (d) If the driver fails to stop sr~ msd~e a reasonable search for the o~.~er or custodian of an unattended vehicle or property or to leave a note for such o~mer or custodimn as r~uired by par ~sgraph (c) of this section, a,~y person~in ~he vehicle '~'~n t~e dr~'ver atthe t~me of the accident ~-~no has [a~owledge of tlne accid~ht shall report ;.~[thin twenty-four hours frmm the 2ime of the accident to the cb_leE of poli~e, '.-zis n~ae, address ar~ suc~_ other facts witb3in his edge as are required by par ~agraph (c) of this section to be reported by the driver. (e) ~e reports required by this section are in addition to other accident reports required by this chapter or state lm.~ and sb~Ii[be made f~respective of the amount of propert~ damage involved. (f) The provisior~ of this sectio~ shall apply irrespective of w~hether such accident occurs on the public streets or b~ighw~ys or on private property. Adopted by the Council of the Czt~ of Ports- mouth, Virginia, ara meeting ~e~ ~,~ 2~, 1~6. Teste: City Clerk