How to get a car accident report in Oregon
Oregon State Police says requests for police crash reports should go to the Oregon DMV. A copy of a police traffic crash report filed with DMV costs $8.50, charged even if no record is found.
Last checked November 9, 2026 · Official sources (4)
How to get an Oregon crash report
- Who keeps them: Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services (DMV). Oregon State Police sends crash report requests to DMV, which sells copies of police traffic crash reports filed with it.
- Where to order it: Oregon DMV record request (DMV Record Fee List, form 735-6691).
Who can get an Oregon crash report?
To get records with personal information (name, address, license number, phone), you must qualify under ORS 802.175 to 802.191.
When must you report a crash in Oregon?
Within 72 hours of a reportable crash, each driver involved must send an Oregon Traffic Collision and Insurance Report to DMV.
“Within 72 hours of a motor vehicle collision, drivers involved in a collision are required to submit an Oregon Traffic Collision and Insurance Report to DMV.”
Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services (ODOT)
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Do you have to report a car accident in Oregon?
Within 72 hours, each driver must file an Oregon Traffic Collision and Insurance Report with DMV if anyone was hurt or killed, or if damage is over $2,500 (to your car, to any property other than a vehicle, or to any car when a car was towed). This is required even if police filed a report.
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- Oregon State Police, checked 2026-11-09. “Crash reports or insurance information should be directed to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV); please visit www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV or call them at 503-945-5000.”
- Oregon DMV Record Fee List (form 735-6691), checked 2026-11-09. “POLICE TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT - $8.50 Photocopy of Police Traffic Crash Report of collision that has been filed with DMV. The $8.50 fee is to cover the cost of the record search and will be charged whether or not the record is found.”
- Oregon DMV Record Fee List (form 735-6691), checked 2026-11-09. “Requestors must qualify to receive personal information under ORS 802.175 - 802.191. Personal information is name, address, customer or driver license number and phone number.”
- Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services (ODOT), checked 2026-11-09. “Within 72 hours of a motor vehicle collision, drivers involved in a collision are required to submit an Oregon Traffic Collision and Insurance Report to DMV.”