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How to get a Florida crash report

FLHSMV is Florida’s official repository for crash records, and its Florida Crash Portal sells crash reports. For the first 60 days after a report is filed, it is confidential and only the people involved and certain others listed in state law can get it. Source: flhsmv.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026

State crash records office: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV)
Florida Crash Portal (FLHSMV) ↗

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Police departments and sheriffs in Florida

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff · Jacksonville Miami Police Department (City of Miami)
City police · City of Miami Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff · Unincorporated Miami-Dade County and contract towns Orlando Police Department
City police · City of Orlando Tampa Police Department
City police · City of Tampa

Fees, timing and rules

Fee	$10.00 per report (section 321.23, Florida Statutes), plus a $2.00 convenience fee per online transaction. Up to 10 reports per transaction.Source: flhsmv.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
When it’s available	Up to 10 days after the crash. Law enforcement agencies have 10 days to submit crash reports.Source: flhsmv.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
Delivery	Available online right after purchase. A download link is emailed and must be used within 48 hours.Source: flhsmv.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
60-day confidentiality	Crash reports that reveal the identity, phone number, address or other personal information of the people involved are confidential for 60 days after the report is filed (section 316.066(2)(a)).Source: flsenate.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
After 60 days	The report may be made available to anyone eligible under 316.066(2)(b), or for a permissible use under the federal Driver Privacy Protection Act (18 U.S.C. 2721(b)).Source: flhsmv.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
Penalty	State law makes unlawfully disclosing or obtaining confidential crash-report information a third-degree felony.Source: flhsmv.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
Minor crashes	You must contact law enforcement right away if a crash involves injury or death or at least $500 in estimated damage (section 316.065). Otherwise you can file a Driver Report of Traffic Crash (Self Report) with FLHSMV.Source: flhsmv.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026

Who can request a Florida crash report

During the first 60 days: the parties involved in the crash, their legal representatives, their licensed insurance agents, their insurers (or insurers they have applied to), people under contract with those insurers for claims or underwriting, law enforcement agencies, victim services programs, and government agencies.Source: flsenate.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
Qualifying radio and TV stations and newspapers can get a version without home or work addresses, driver license numbers, dates of birth and phone numbers right away.Source: flsenate.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026

After a crash in Florida

From the Florida Department of Transportation crash safety checklist and FLHSMV. General information, not legal advice.

Check for injuries. If anyone is hurt, call 911 right away, wait for responders, and do not move the vehicles.Source: fdotwww.blob.core.windows.net, checked Oct 24, 2026
If no one is hurt and the vehicles can be driven, move them off the road to the nearest safe place. Florida law requires this.Source: fdotwww.blob.core.windows.net, checked Oct 24, 2026
Call 911 to report the crash, give your location and direction of travel, and follow the dispatcher’s instructions.Source: fdotwww.blob.core.windows.net, checked Oct 24, 2026
Exchange driver, vehicle and insurance information.Source: fdotwww.blob.core.windows.net, checked Oct 24, 2026
If someone is injured or killed, or estimated damage is $500 or more, law enforcement must be contacted right away.Source: flhsmv.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026

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