§22-19-74. Driver's license, nondriver identification card, etc., to accompany individual to hospital in event of accident or trauma; return of driver's license or nondriver identification card in event of death.

Police and emergency personnel responding to the scene of an accident or trauma shall take reasonable steps to insure that the driver's license or nondriver identification card, donor card, or other document of gift and medical alert bracelet, if any, of the individual involved in the accident or trauma accompanies the individual to the hospital or other health care facility. If the individual dies, the hospital or other health care facility shall, within five days or as soon as practicable, return the driver's license or nondriver identification card to the Department of Public Safety accompanied by a form prescribed by the department.

(Acts 1996, No. 96-474, p. 587, §5.)