How to get a San Antonio Police Department crash report
City police City of San Antonio
- Fee
- SAPD crash report fee: Not published on the SAPD page (TxDOT charges $6 regular / $8 certified)
- When it's ready
- Reports can take up to 14 days to appear in the TxDOT system.
How to request it
- Online, statewide: SAPD points crash-report requesters to TxDOT’s online system (certified and uncertified copies). cris.txdot.gov ↗Source: sa.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
- Online from SAPD: the City’s Open Government Portal (account required). sanantonio.govqa.us ↗Source: sa.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
- By mail or in person: San Antonio Police Department Records Office, 315 S. Santa Rosa, San Antonio, TX 78207, with SAPD’s Police Crash Reports request form.Source: sa.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
Fees
| SAPD crash report fee | Not published on the SAPD page (TxDOT charges $6 regular / $8 certified)Source: sa.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026 |
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What you need
- The SAPD case number if known; otherwise two or more of: date, location, names of people involved (with dates of birth for common names), and a basic description such as “car accident.”Source: sa.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
Wait time
Reports can take up to 14 days to appear in the TxDOT system.Source: sa.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
Good to know
- Reports from before 2011 are in off-site storage and may take longer and cost more.Source: sa.gov, checked Oct 24, 2026
Texas rules that apply
Statewide fees, the state portal and who is allowed to get a report are on our Texas crash report page.
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