Official process
How to Get Your Florida Crash Report — One Way Is Free
Florida crash reports are held by Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV). A copy is generally available about 10 days after the crash, and the agency charges its own fee if you buy it yourself.
The fee and timing below are the last figures we have on record for FLHSMV. Agencies change both without much notice, so confirm the current amount on the official page before you pay. Asking us to search is $0 either way.
Request the report from FLHSMV
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) handles crash report copies for Florida. Start from the official records page below, which lists what the agency needs from you, how it accepts requests, and what it charges. Reports are generally available about 10 days after the crash.
Or go to the agency that worked the crash
If the state system has no record of your crash, the police department, sheriff's office or highway patrol unit that responded may hold the only copy. Ask that agency's records division directly, and have the crash date and location with you.
- Free — $0
Ask us to search — we charge nothing
FLHSMV charges for a copy. We charge $0. Provide the crash details in the request below and Dennis Injury Law searches the available official sources for you. If we obtain the report you are eligible to receive, we send it at no charge. If we cannot obtain it, there is still no charge. No credit card is ever requested. Availability is not guaranteed.
Florida law keeps a crash report confidential for 60 days after it is filed. During that window a copy is released only to the parties involved, their representatives, and others named in the statute.
Official source: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) crash report information. Everything on this page comes from the agency's own published guidance; the agency decides what it releases and what it charges.
Already Have Your Report? Here's What To Do Next
Keep the original somewhere safe and read it over: the drivers and passengers listed, the vehicles, the insurance details, the diagram and the narrative. A report is useful evidence, but it does not decide fault and it does not establish what an injury claim is worth.
If you were hurt or have questions about insurance, you can voluntarily ask Dennis Injury Law to review your situation below.