How to get a car accident report in Idaho
Every rule below is quoted from Idaho law or a state agency, with a link. Checked September 17, 2026.
The short answer
Idaho crash reports are ordered online from the Idaho Transportation Department for $7 plus a transaction fee. The page does not say how many days it takes for a report to become available. A driver must immediately report a crash to police if anyone was hurt or killed, or if the property damage to any one person is more than $1,500.
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
Idaho crash reports are ordered online from the Idaho Transportation Department for $7 plus a transaction fee. The page does not say how many days it takes for a report to become available.
“The charge is $7.00 plus transaction fee.”
Your reporting duties
When you must report to police
A driver must immediately report a crash to police if anyone was hurt or killed, or if the property damage to any one person is more than $1,500.
“The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or damage to the property of any one (1) person in excess of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of the accident to the local police department if the accident occurs within a city, otherwise to the office of the county sheriff or the nearest office of the state police.”
Whether you must file your own report
Idaho law does not require the driver to file a written crash report with the state. If a police officer investigates the crash, that officer must send a written report to the Idaho Transportation Department within 24 hours. A repair shop that takes in a damaged vehicle must also report it within 48 hours.
“Every law enforcement officer, who in the regular course of duty investigates a motor vehicle accident ... shall within twenty-four (24) hours after completing the investigation forward a written report of the accident to the department.”
Sources on this page
Each one was opened and checked on September 17, 2026.
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