Owners or operators of motor vehicles on roads in China should purchase compulsory traffic accident insurance according to the law. The vehicle administration office will not register vehicles or issue conformance labels to vehicles without such insurance..

Traffic Accidents

1. A driver involved in a traffic accident should immediately stop and protect the scene.

2. If any personal injury is caused to another person and the driver must immediately try to rescue the injured person and report the accident to a traffic police officer or the vehicle administration office as soon as practical. Any change to the scene of the accident necessitated by attempts to rescue the injured must be clearly marked.

3. In the event of an accident with no personal injury, provided that there is no dispute about the details and liability, both parties may record the time and location of the accident and each other's name, contact information, vehicle license plate number, driver's registration number, insurance policy number, and the location of impact on the vehicle and jointly sign the record as confirmation; both parties may then leave the scene and negotiate compensation on their own afterwards. If both parties do not want to leave the scene or a dispute is persent regarding the details and liability of the accident, they must immediately report the accident to a traffic police officer and/or the vehicle administration office.