Most states let you buy your own police crash report online within about 10 days of the crash, usually for under $20. Pick your state below for the official portal, the fee, and the timing. If you were hurt, an optional 60-second check can connect you with a licensed attorney. claimscout is not a law firm.
Every link below goes to the state agency itself (DMV, State Police, or DOT), never a reseller. Fees and waiting periods are what each agency published as of 2026-09-17 and change without notice. If the crash was handled by a city police department, that department may hold the report instead.
| State | How | Fee | Available | Official link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) |
Online purchase | $15 ($17 online with processing fee) | Not stated by ALEA; commonly 7 to 10 business days | Official page → |
| Alaska Alaska DMV, Driver Services |
Mail / in person | $10 (DMV form 440) | Not stated | Official page → |
| Arizona Arizona Department of Public Safety |
Online request | $9 for the first 9 pages by mail, plus $0.10 per additional page | Allow at least 14 days | Official page → |
| Arkansas Arkansas State Police |
Online purchase | $10 if you were involved in the crash ($25 otherwise) | Usually within 10 business days | Official page → |
| California California Highway Patrol |
Online purchase | Free through the CHP Online Crash Report System; CHP 190 mail requests are $10 for up to 25 pages | About 8 business days for CHP-investigated crashes | Official page → |
| Colorado Colorado State Patrol, Central Records Unit |
Online request | $5 for reports of 10 pages or fewer, plus $0.25 per extra page | Processed the next business day; up to 10 business days to release | Official page → |
| Connecticut Connecticut State Police, Reports and Records Unit |
Online purchase | $16 non-refundable search fee (C.G.S. 29-10b); BuyCrash pricing differs | Simple crashes appear on BuyCrash within about 30 business days | Official page → |
| Delaware Delaware State Police, Traffic Operations Section |
Mail / in person | $25 ($60 for fatal crash reports), check or money order | Not stated | Official page → |
| District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, Public Documents Section |
Mail / in person | Free for people involved in the crash (PD-10); $3 for insurers | Allow up to 6 weeks for mail requests | Official page → |
| Florida Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (Florida Crash Portal) |
Online purchase | $10 plus $2 portal convenience fee (F.S. 321.23) | Up to 10 days (agencies have 10 days to file) | Official page → |
| Georgia Georgia DOT crash reporting (BuyCrash) and Georgia State Patrol EPORTS |
Online purchase | $5 plus BuyCrash service fee (about $13 total online) | Often within 3 to 5 business days | Official page → |
| Hawaii County police departments (Honolulu PD shown) |
Mail / in person | Honolulu PD: $0.50 first page, $0.25 each additional page | Honolulu releases after the case is closed; call 808-723-3258 to check | Official page → |
| Idaho Idaho Transportation Department |
Online purchase | $7 plus transaction fee | A few weeks before a new report appears online | Official page → |
| Illinois Illinois State Police |
Online request | $5 plus $1 processing fee | 10 or more business days to process | Official page → |
| Indiana Indiana State Police (BuyCrash) |
Online purchase | About $12 on BuyCrash | Not stated | Official page → |
| Iowa Iowa DOT, Driver and Identification Services |
Mail / in person | $4 per officer's report | Not stated | Official page → |
| Kansas Kansas Highway Patrol |
Online purchase | $5 per crash report ($2 per witness statement), credit card only | Wait 14 days from the crash | Official page → |
| Kentucky Kentucky State Police |
Online purchase | $10 online (BuyCrash); $5 paper copy | Not stated | Official page → |
| Louisiana Louisiana State Police |
Online purchase | $11.50 plus $2.50 and a 2.5% card fee | Allow 10 to 15 business days | Official page → |
| Maine Maine State Police, Crash Reporting Online Service |
Online purchase | $10 per report | Emailed usually within 2 hours of ordering once on file | Official page → |
| Maryland Maryland State Police, Central Records Division |
Mail / in person | $4 non-refundable search fee, check or money order | Wait at least 10 days after the crash | Official page → |
| Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (myRMV) |
Online purchase | $20 per report | Wait at least 4 weeks after the crash; allow 4 weeks to process | Official page → |
| Michigan Michigan State Police, Traffic Crash Purchasing System |
Online purchase | $15 per report | Not stated | Official page → |
| Minnesota Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) |
Mail / in person | $5 (Crash Record Request form PS2503) | Not stated | Official page → |
| Mississippi Mississippi Department of Public Safety |
Online purchase | $20 online (ReportBeam); $15 in person at a Highway Patrol district office | Not stated | Official page → |
| Missouri Missouri State Highway Patrol, Patrol Records Division |
Online request | $6 per basic crash report | Wait 10 days from the crash | Official page → |
| Montana Montana Highway Patrol Records |
Mail / in person | $2 per crash report ($10 for photos); cash, check, or money order | Not stated | Official page → |
| Nebraska Nebraska DOT Highway Safety Office (NDOT Storefront) |
Online purchase | $13 plus tax | Some reports take up to 3 weeks | Official page → |
| Nevada Nevada Highway Patrol |
Online purchase | $10 per report ($5 for photos) | 7 to 14 days from the crash | Official page → |
| New Hampshire New Hampshire DMV, Financial Responsibility / Accidents |
Mail / in person | $1 per page, $5 minimum | Not stated | Official page → |
| New Jersey New Jersey State Police |
Online purchase | $13 (non-toll roads); $5 (Turnpike and Parkway) | Not stated | Official page → |
| New Mexico New Mexico DPS, Law Enforcement Records Bureau |
Online request | $1 for the first page plus $0.25 per additional page (portal fee schedule) | Not stated | Official page → |
| New York New York DMV |
Online purchase | $7 search fee plus $15 per report | 14 to 60 days depending on where the crash occurred and who filed | Official page → |
| North Carolina North Carolina DMV, Traffic Records Section |
Mail / in person | $6.50 (form TR-67A) | Allow 10 business days from receipt | Official page → |
| North Dakota North Dakota DOT |
Online purchase | $7 | About 10 days after the crash | Official page → |
| Ohio Ohio Department of Public Safety, Crash Retrieval |
Online purchase | Free (unofficial copy) | Typically 3 to 10 days; up to 6 weeks | Official page → |
| Oklahoma Service Oklahoma, Business Support Services |
Mail / in person | $7 ($10 certified) | Up to 30 days to appear in the system | Official page → |
| Oregon Oregon DMV Records |
Mail / in person | $8.50 uncertified, $9.50 certified; $8.50 search fee even if not found | Not stated | Official page → |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Police |
Online purchase | $22 | Available 15 days after the crash | Official page → |
| Rhode Island Rhode Island State Police, Accident Bureau |
Online purchase | About $6 on BuyCrash; $15 by mail | Often 72 hours after the report is taken | Official page → |
| South Carolina South Carolina DMV |
Online purchase | $10 per report (form FR-50) | Not stated | Official page → |
| South Dakota South Dakota DPS, Accident Records |
Online purchase | $4 search fee plus $6 online convenience fee | Wait 20 days after the crash | Official page → |
| Tennessee Tennessee Highway Patrol (PurchaseTNcrash) |
Online purchase | $10 online; $4 at a THP district office | Within 7 business days for THP-investigated crashes | Official page → |
| Texas Texas DOT, Crash Records Information System (CRIS) |
Online purchase | $6 ($8 certified) | Most within 10 days (officers have 10 days to file) | Official page → |
| Utah Utah DPS Records Center (Utah Highway Patrol) |
Online request | Not stated on the portal; billed at fulfillment | Emailed when ready | Official page → |
| Vermont Vermont DMV, Driver Improvement Unit |
Mail / in person | $18 certified police accident report (form VG-116) | Available 30 days after the crash | Official page → |
| Virginia Virginia DMV |
Mail / in person | $8 per report (refunded if not found) | Not stated | Official page → |
| Washington Washington State Patrol (WRECR) |
Online purchase | $10.50 (RCW 46.52.085) | 2 to 4 weeks | Official page → |
| West Virginia West Virginia State Police, Traffic Records |
Mail / in person | $20 ($1 per page over 50; certified copy adds $25) | Not stated | Official page → |
| Wisconsin Wisconsin DOT |
Online purchase | $6 | Typically 10 to 15 business days | Official page → |
| Wyoming Wyoming DOT Highway Safety |
Mail / in person | $3 ($5 certified; $2.50 card fee) | Not stated | Official page → |
We never ask for plates, VINs, report numbers, or anyone else's name, and we cannot pull a report on your behalf. You request your own record from the agency.
The crash report is the first document every insurer and every attorney asks for. It records the officer's narrative, contributing factors, citations, the other driver's insurance, and witness details. Federal driver-privacy law (the DPPA) restricts who can see crash records, but every state releases the report to the people who were in the crash. You do not need a lawyer, an insurer, or a third-party service to get it: the official state channel sells it directly, and in several states it is free.
Getting the report early matters for two practical reasons. Officers make mistakes: wrong insurance carrier, a missing passenger, a diagram that contradicts the photos. Most agencies will amend a factual error if you ask within weeks, not months. And the report is what the other driver's insurer is reading when they call you with a quick offer.
Insurers and attorneys are not allowed to pull your record under someone else's name, and neither are we. The table below links only the official agency channel for each state. Where a state has no online portal, it says so, along with the fee and the mailing details the agency publishes.
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The 60-second check above is optional and confidential. It routes injured drivers and passengers to a licensed attorney in their state for a free consultation. No fee unless you recover.
Four steps, and only the last two involve us.
Pick your state above. The link goes to the agency itself: DMV, State Police, or DOT. Fees run from free to about $25, and most reports are available within one to three weeks of the crash.
Usually 7 to 21 days after the crash.Check names, insurance details, the diagram, and the narrative. If something is factually wrong, ask the investigating agency for an amendment. Keep photos, medical records, and any repair estimates together.
The same day you get the report.Six questions about the crash and your injuries. No plates, no VIN, no report number, and nothing about the other driver. Your answers are used only to match you with a licensed attorney if you ask for one.
About 60 seconds.If you consent, an attorney from the network in your state reviews your situation and calls you. You decide whether to hire them. Nothing is owed unless you recover.
Within 1 business day.Every state sets a deadline (statute of limitations) to file an injury claim. Once it passes, the right to sue is gone, regardless of how strong the case is.
If you are unsure of your state's deadline, order the report now and ask the attorney during the free consultation. The deadline is the first thing they check.
claimscout is not a law firm. If you complete the optional check and consent to contact, your details go to a licensed motor-vehicle-accident law firm in our network, or to its intake partner, for a free consultation. That is the only use of your contact information.
claimscout is a referral service and does not provide legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is formed by using this page. This is a paid attorney advertisement. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Fees, waiting periods, and portal links are as published by each agency on the checked date and change without notice.
We are not a law firm, and we cannot pull your report for you. Every state releases it to the people who were in the crash, and most sell it online for under twenty dollars. Get the report first. If you were hurt, then decide whether you want to talk to an attorney. That part is optional, and it is your call.
No. Crash reports are released only to the people involved in the crash, their insurers, and their attorneys. This page links you to the official channel in your state so you can order it yourself. Anyone offering to pull it for you without your written authorization is not following the law.
Usually not an officer's report. Many states let drivers file their own crash report with the DMV (often required if there was an injury or damage above a dollar threshold). Your state's portal page above says which form applies.
Most states publish reports 7 to 21 days after the crash. Officers typically have 10 days to file, then the state processes it. New York and Massachusetts can take longer; Maine and Rhode Island are often faster.
Contact the investigating agency (not the state portal) and ask for a supplemental or amended report. Factual errors such as a wrong insurer, a missing passenger, or a wrong date are usually corrected; the officer's opinion of fault generally is not.
If nobody was injured, usually not; your insurer handles the property damage. If you were injured, saw a doctor, or the other driver's insurer is already calling, a free consultation is worth 15 minutes before you accept anything.
Your own policy's uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage may apply, and hit-and-run crashes should be reported to police right away. The crash report is the key document for both.
Often, yes. Commercial and rideshare vehicles carry additional insurance layers, and companies may hold records (dashcam, driver logs, trip data) that need a preservation request early. That is one reason the check asks about it.
If you complete the check and consent to contact, your answers and contact details go to a participating law firm or its intake partner so they can call you. If you do not consent, nothing is shared. Reading this page and using the state links requires no information at all.
Nothing. We get paid by the law firms or affiliate fees from the court-appointed administrator. You pay zero up front and zero out of any payout you receive.
Only if you check the consent box. We give you the choice. If you do not consent, your claim is captured and we route it to the administrator directly without sharing your phone number.
Yes, always. If we route your claim to a law firm, you can choose to file directly with the same firm or pick a different one. We exist because most people throw the notice letter away. We make it not happen.
No. We are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. We are a platform that captures your claim, qualifies it, and routes it to the court-appointed administrator or a law firm of your choice.