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• Where can I find a motor vehicle accident report form?

  No one expects an auto accident to happen to them. What would you do? Are you prepared? The first thing to remember is to keep your cool. Never flee the scene of an accident. If possible, move your vehicle from the road to allow emergency vehicles easier access and to prevent another accident. Make sure your engine is off. If you have passengers, check to see if they need medical attention. If other cars were involved, check to see how the drivers and passengers are doing. If needed, call 911. If the police haven’t already arrived, contact them next to file a report. If you have a camera handy, take pictures of the overall scene of the accident. If there are witnesses, you should talk to all of them to see what they saw. As soon as possible, you will need to inform your insurance..

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• Where do I submit my accident report form?

  Most states require you to file an accident report form at your DMV or other state driver license or motor vehicle agency (for purposes of this grid, “DMV” covers all those) or law enforcement agency following a car accident. Many states provide the forms online or in your local office, but you might need to obtain one from the police or your insurance agency. Each state sets its own accident criteria (i.e. how much property damage, whether an injury or death occurred) and the amount of time you have to file the accident report form. Be sure to file within that time period; otherwise, you could face penalties such as fines or license suspension. Note that even if the grid doesn’t mark the police for your state, you might still be required to contact them immediately..

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• How do I obtain a police accident report?

  In most states, ordering a police accident report is as easy as making a trip to the law enforcement agency that reported to the scene of the car crash or obtaining a copy from the DMV or state motor vehicle agency if the officer already filed the report with that agency. Some states offer alternatives to visiting the agency, such as ordering a crash report online, by mail, or over the phone. Many states even provide other kinds accident report forms you may – or, in some cases, must – use to report the car accident to the DMV or other state motor vehicle agency and make these forms available online (for completion/submission or just download), in person, by mail, or by phone. Of course, no matter what methods they offer, all states have their own procedures for ordering police..

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• When do I have to file an accident report?

  An accident report usually needs to be filed whenever there is an injury or death, or property damage of a certain dollar amount, or both. Even if the police come and take a report at the scene of the car accident, it’s your responsibility to make sure it’s properly filed and to file it yourself if it wasn’t. Make sure you have enough insurance to cover any incident that might arise...

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