REQUESTING A TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT
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Driver Report of a Traffic Crash
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The driver of a vehicle involved in a crash resulting in injury to or death of any persons or damage to any vehicle or other property in an apparent amount of at least $500 shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice of the crash to the local law enforcement department; however, if the crash involves damage less than $500, no injuries, the vehicles did not need a wrecker, and the crash did not involve an intoxicated or "hit and run" driver, you may download and complete the following report for insurance purposes.
NOTE: Please complete all of the applicable areas and mail a copy of the report to: Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
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How to Request a Traffic Crash Report
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Section 316.066, Florida Statutes, "Written reports of crashes", governs the completion and subsequent distribution of traffic crash reports. Traffic crash reports are exempt from public disclosure for 60 days after the date the report is filed, except for parties involved in the crash and other specific parties outlined in the statute. This statute also provides criminal penalties (third degree felony) for the unlawful disclosure of confidential personal information and for unlawfully obtaining or attempting to obtain confidential personal information. To request a copy of a crash report that was completed by a member of the Florida Highway
Patrol, please contact the local
FHP station in the area where the crash occurred. For copies
of crash reports dating back more than 12 months, please write to the Department of Highway
Safety & Motor Vehicles, Room A-325, MS-28, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0537. When requesting a copy
of a crash report, you will need to provide the following information: 1) Exact date of crash. Please submit this information, along with a Request a Crash Report form, a check or money order for $2.00 made out to D.H.S.M.V. and a self addressed stamped envelope.
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