How to get a car accident report in Arkansas
The Arkansas State Police keeps crash reports and the public can get them directly from it. $10 per report if you were in the crash. $25 per report if you were not. After a supervisor checks it, a report can usually be ordered within 10 days of being completed.
Last checked November 9, 2026 · Official sources (4)
How to get an Arkansas crash report
- Who keeps them: Arkansas State Police, Crash Records Section (the state repository for crash reports).
- Where to order it: Arkansas State Police Crash Records.
What if city police or a sheriff handled the crash?
The state file also holds copies of reports written by city and county agencies; those reports are also available from the agency that wrote them.
When must you report a crash in Arkansas?
File an SR-1 report within 30 days if anyone is hurt or killed, or one person's property damage is over $1,000.
“A Safety Responsibility SR-1 accident report must be submitted within thirty (30) days when damage to the property of any one person is in excess of $1,000.00 or results in the injury or death of any person regardless of who is at fault.”
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services
Questions
Do you have to report a car accident in Arkansas?
Send an SR-1 accident report within 30 days if anyone is hurt or killed, or if any one person's property damage is over $1,000, no matter who was at fault.
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- Arkansas State Police (Arkansas Department of Public Safety), checked 2026-11-09. “The Arkansas State Police is the statutory repository for motor vehicle crash investigation records. These records are available to the public and may be obtained directly from the Arkansas State Police.”
- Arkansas State Police (Arkansas Department of Public Safety), checked 2026-11-09. “A $10 statutory fee applies per report if the requester was involved in the crash.”
- Arkansas State Police (Arkansas Department of Public Safety), checked 2026-11-09. “Once a report has been checked for accuracy by a trooper's supervisor, the document is forwarded to the crash records repository at Little Rock administrative headquarters and can be ordered in most cases within 10 days of the report being completed.”
- Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services, checked 2026-11-09. “A Safety Responsibility SR-1 accident report must be submitted within thirty (30) days when damage to the property of any one person is in excess of $1,000.00 or results in the injury or death of any person regardless of who is at fault.”