How to get a car accident report in Georgia
Every rule below is quoted from Georgia law or a state agency, with a link. Checked September 17, 2026.
The short answer
Local police and Georgia State Patrol crash reports can be ordered online through the BuyCrash portal for the agency that responded, or by mailing a request to the Georgia Department of Transportation. GDOT charges a fee of $5 for each copy of a report it keeps. A driver must immediately report a crash to police if it causes injury, death, or about $500 or more in property damage. Report to local police inside a city, or to the county sheriff or nearest state patrol office outside a city.
Which agency has your report
The report comes from the agency whose officer came to the crash. On interstates and state highways that is usually the state police or highway patrol. On city streets it is the city police, and outside city limits it is often the county sheriff. Ask the officer for the report number before you leave the scene.
Requesting a state police crash report
Local police and Georgia State Patrol crash reports can be ordered online through the BuyCrash portal for the agency that responded, or by mailing a request to the Georgia Department of Transportation. GDOT charges a fee of $5 for each copy of a report it keeps.
“The Department of Transportation, or its third-party designee, shall charge a fee of $5.00 for each copy of any accident report received and maintained by that department or its designee”
Your reporting duties
When you must report to police
A driver must immediately report a crash to police if it causes injury, death, or about $500 or more in property damage. Report to local police inside a city, or to the county sheriff or nearest state patrol office outside a city.
“The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or property damage to an apparent extent of $500.00 or more shall immediately...give notice of such accident to the local police department”
Whether you must file your own report
Georgia does not generally make you personally file a written crash report with a state agency. Instead, the police department or sheriff who responds submits its report to the Georgia Department of Transportation, within 14 days if filed electronically.
“All such reports shall be submitted to the Department of Transportation within 14 days when electronically submitted”
Sources on this page
Each one was opened and checked on September 17, 2026.
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