Editorial policy, sources and corrections

Accident law is high-stakes information. Here is exactly how we research it and how we fix mistakes.

Last updated November 3, 2026

Primary sources first

Every legal rule we state should be traceable to one of these, in order of preference:

The statute itself on the official state legislature or code website.
Official court, state bar or court self-help publications.
State agencies (departments of motor vehicles, insurance departments and highway safety offices) and federal agencies such as NHTSA and FMCSA.
Published appellate decisions, where a rule comes from case law rather than a statute.

Where an official page is unavailable or cannot be accessed, we cross-check the rule against reputable legal references (for example, published statute compilations and state-by-state surveys) and keep looking for the official source at our next review. Each state page and guide lists every source it relied on at the bottom, so you can see exactly where a figure comes from, and key figures link directly to the statute wherever an official copy is online.

How pages are written and reviewed

Research and drafting are done by our editorial team, which uses software tools, including AI writing assistants, to help organize research and draft text.
Every factual claim about the law is checked against a primary source whenever one is available, and otherwise against at least one reputable secondary reference. Values we cannot verify are left out or shown as "not verified" instead of being guessed.
Each page shows the date it was last reviewed. State law pages are re-checked at least once a year and whenever we learn of a law change.
We are not lawyers, and we say so. Where a rule has important exceptions, we point them out and recommend checking with a licensed attorney.

Independence

We do not accept payment from law firms, insurers or anyone else for coverage, placement or links, and we do not sell reader data or referrals. Advertising, if shown, is clearly separated from editorial content.

Corrections

If you find an error, an outdated rule or a broken official link, email info@wheelsaccidentadvice.com with the page address and, ideally, the source. We review every report, fix confirmed errors promptly and update the page's review date.