SCHWAB, Chief Judge.
Here the trial court entered an order authorizing civil compromise and dismissed a criminal charge against the defendant. The state appeals, contending — and we hold correctly so — that a criminal charge based upon failure of a driver involved in an accident to leave his name and address is not a charge which can be dismissed on the basis of civil compromise. The civil compromise statute provides:
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