How to get a car accident report in Kansas
Every rule below is quoted from Kansas law or a state agency, with a link. Checked September 17, 2026.
The short answer
Order an official Kansas Highway Patrol crash report online through the KHP Records Portal. It costs $5 for a crash report, plus $2 for each witness statement. If no police officer is at the scene, the driver, or a passenger 18 or older, must report the crash right away to the nearest police if there is $1,000 or more in property damage, or anyone is hurt or killed.
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
Order an official Kansas Highway Patrol crash report online through the KHP Records Portal. It costs $5 for a crash report, plus $2 for each witness statement.
“A fee of $5.00 will be assessed for crash reports and $2.00 per witness statement.”
Your reporting duties
When you must report to police
If no police officer is at the scene, the driver, or a passenger 18 or older, must report the crash right away to the nearest police if there is $1,000 or more in property damage, or anyone is hurt or killed.
“There is apparently property damage of $1,000 or more; (2) any person involved in the accident is injured or killed”
Whether you must file your own report
Kansas's Division of Vehicles can make you file a written accident report only if it decides one is needed. There is no automatic report every driver must send to the state after a crash.
“The division may require any driver or owner of a vehicle involved in an accident to file a written report whenever the division deems it necessary”
Sources on this page
Each one was opened and checked on September 17, 2026.
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