Transaction Availability Notice:

As the result of a system upgrade, all DMV phone and on-line transactions that require payment by credit card may be temporarily unavailable between 10:00 a.m. and Noon Eastern Daylight Time on Sunday, April 20, 2008.

How to Order and Access Motor Vehicle Accident Reports On-line

1.  Determine if you are eligible:

To use this on-line transaction you must:

• Provide information to identify you.
• Provide information to identify a motor vehicle accident or accidents that occurred in NYS for which reports have been filed with the DMV and processed by the DMV so copies of the reports are available.
• Have a valid reason to request a copy of the type of accident report (police or motorist) that you seek.

2.  Determine what you must have and what you need to know:

To use this transaction, your web browser must permit cookies.

To order and access motor vehicle accident reports on-line, you must have the following items or information:

• Your full name, your mailing address and a valid e-mail address so the DMV can send you confirmation of your transaction. Your e-mail program must be able to receive e-mail from addresses that include the domain: dmv.state.ny.us.
• The NYS DMV accident case number of the accident (not the police agency number), or the vehicle plate number of a vehicle involved in the accident, or the driver license number (from NYS or from another state) of a driver involved in the accident.
• A credit card or a debit card that the DMV accepts to pay the required $7.00 search fee and a $15.00 report fee for each accident report you order. If you submit a search, but you do not order any reports, you are charged only the search fee.
• A version number of 4.0 or later of Adobe Acrobat Reader® installed on your computer to view, print and/or save any accident reports you order. The latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader® is free at the Adobe web site.
• A pen or a pencil and a piece of paper, or a printer, to record your confirmation number.

When you use this transaction, you need to know that:

• Not all accident reports are filed with the DMV in a timely manner. The period of time from the date of an accident to the date the accident reports are available from DMV can vary significantly. The amount of time for a report to be available depends on the location of the accident, the police agency that files the police report and the motorists who file motorist reports.
• If you submit a search, you must pay the $7.00 search fee. The search fee cannot be refunded or waived if there are no accident case results or you decide not to order any accident reports.
• Available accident reports filed by a police agency are available to all requesters.
• Available accident reports filed by motorists and other highway users are available only to requesters who provide a reason for the request other than "Another reason as follows:".
• Accident reports available through this transaction are certified copies that include a certification seal watermark and a certification statement.
• Within seven calendar days of your order, you can use the Report Confirmation Number from the transaction and your e-mail address to access the reports you ordered again. If it is more than seven days since your order, you must submit a new search and pay the search fee and the reports fees again
• If you have a question about this transaction, you can read the FAQs.
• To begin the transaction, select "Go to the Transaction" below.