How to Obtain Your Accident Report For Free

After a car accident in Georgia, an accident report or police report (same thing) is one of the most important and significant pieces of information that you can get to support your car accident injury case. On the crash report there will be a lot of important information pertaining to the facts of the accident. There is generally a narrative statement from the reporting officer. There is also an initial indication of who (if anyone) the officer thinks caused the accident. Besides the parties and their insurance information there is usually a diagram of the location of the accident scene, information about vehicle damage and more.

Getting a police report from a car accident is not always easy. However, understanding the codes and other information on it can be even more trying. It is a best practice to have an experienced Georgia car accident lawyer walk you through it. If you have been involved in a car accident in Georgia, call us today at (770) 717-5100. We can help you get a free copy of the police report after your accident, explain what everything means and, if necessary, help you file a personal injury claim against the other driver(s) and the appropriate insurance company.

How to Get a Police Report

The process of obtaining a police report is generally the same from city to city, but there are some differences and they all depend on the city, town or location in Georgia where the car accident happened.

For instance, some jurisdictions may require a small fee to obtain a Georgia motor vehicle crash report, while others may not. In addition, some cities may have requirements about the process for requesting the police report.

In Georgia, you can always order a police report from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). Click “Start Request” under the section titled Request Your Crash Report (the link will refer you to LexisNexis BuyCrash, formerly BuyCrash).

You can also fill out the Individual Crash Report Request form from the GDOT website and mail or fax the form (along with a $5 cashier’s check or money order) payable to:

Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)

Georgia Dept. of Transportation
935 United Ave. SE, Bldg 24
Atlanta, GA, 30308
Fax# 404-635-2960

It’s important to note that not all cities in Georgia give access or report crashes to LexisNexis BuyCrash. If you enter your information in the BuyCrash website but do not see your report, you can request a copy via the Georgia Department of Public Safety, DPS Open Records Unit (If your crash was investigated by Georgia State Patrol). 

You’ll fill out the form from the DPS website (guidelines on what to include can be found here) and mail or fax to:

P.O. Box 1456
Attention: Open
Records Unit
Atlanta, GA 30371
Fax# 404-624-7529

Regardless of how you get your report, once it’s in hand, you’ll likely notice a few different codes featured prominently all throughout the report’s pages. These codes are used by law enforcement and insurance companies alike to determine what happened, who is likely to have responsibility for causing the accident and what damages and injuries were sustained.

An experienced Georgia car accident attorney can help you analyze these codes so you are able to confidently understand how the accident was reported. If you need assistance deciphering your Georgia accident report here is a free download for deciphering the codes. Also, you can contact us and we will help you interpret it for free.  

Get Your Police Report in Your City

At Scholle Law, we have over two decades of experience representing Georgia accident victims of car, motorcycle, truck and tractor-trailer (18-wheeler) accidents. Every day we work hard to obtain the reports and help our injured clients understand them. Understanding the accident report is one of the first tasks that we will handle and if a potential client contacts us without their report, we will work quickly to obtain it so we can ascertain the best way for Scholle Law to help. Our personal injury law firm can help you get a police report / accident report nearly anywhere in Georgia including:

• Abbeville, GA
• Acworth, GA
• Adairsville, GA
• Adel, GA
• Adrian, GA
• Ailey, GA
• Alamo, GA
• Alapaha, GA
• Albany, GA
• Allenhurst, GA
• Allentown, GA
• Alma, GA
• Alpharetta, GA
• Alto, GA
• Ambrose, GA
• Americus, GA
• Andersonville, GA
• Arabi, GA
• Aragon, GA
• Arlington, GA
• Arnoldsville, GA
• Ashburn, GA
• Athens, GA
• Atlanta, GA
• Attapulgus, GA
• Auburn, GA
• Augusta, GA
• Austell, GA
• Avera, GA
• Avondale, GA Estates
• Baconton, GA
• Bainbridge, GA
• Baldwin, GA
• Ball Ground, GA
• Barnesville, GA
• Bartow, GA
• Barwick, GA
• Baxley, GA
• Berlin, GA
• Bethlehem, GA
• Blackshear, GA
• Blairsville, GA
• Blakely, GA
• Bloomingdale, GA
• Blue Ridge, GA
• Blythe, GA
• Bogart, GA
• Boston, GA
• Bostwick, GA
• Bowdon, GA
• Bowersville, GA
• Bowman, GA
• Braselton, GA
• Bremen, GA
• Brinson, GA
• Bronwood, GA
• Brooklet, GA
• Brooks, GA
• Broxton, GA
• Brunswick, GA
• Buchanan, GA
• Buckhead, GA
• Buena Vista, GA
• Buford, GA
• Butler, GA
• Byromville, GA
• Byron, GA
• Cadwell, GA
• Cairo, GA
• Calhoun, GA
• Camilla, GA
• Canon, GA
• Canton, GA
• Carlton, GA
• Carnesville, GA
• Carrollton, GA
• Cartersville, GA
• Cave Spring, GA
• Cecil, GA
• Cedartown, GA
• Centerville, GA
• Chatsworth, GA
• Chauncey, GA
• Chester, GA
• Chickamauga, GA
• Clarkston, GA
• Claxton, GA
• Clayton, GA
• Clermont, GA
• Cleveland, GA
• Climax, GA
• Cobbtown, GA
• Cochran, GA
• Cohutta, GA
• Colbert, GA
• Collins, GA
• Colquitt, GA
• Columbus, GA
• Comer, GA
• Commerce, GA
• Concord, GA
• Conley, GA
• Conyers, GA
• Coolidge, GA
• Cordele, GA
• Cornelia, GA
• Covington, GA
• Crawford, GA
• Crawfordville, GA
• Culloden, GA
• Cumming, GA
• Cusseta, GA
• Cuthbert, GA
• Dacula, GA
• Dahlonega, GA
• Dallas, GA
• Dalton, GA
• Damascus, GA
• Danielsville, GA
• Danville, GA
• Darien, GA
• Davisboro, GA
• Dawson, GA
• Dawsonville, GA
• De Soto, GA
• Dearing, GA
• Decatur, GA
• Demorest, GA
• Dexter, GA
• Doerun, GA
• Donalsonville, GA
• Douglas, GA
• Douglasville, GA
• Dublin, GA
• Dudley, GA
• Duluth, GA
• East Dublin, GA
• East Ellijay, GA
• Eastman, GA
• Eatonton, GA
• Edison, GA
• Elberton, GA
• Ellaville, GA
• Ellenton, GA
• Ellijay, GA
• Emerson, GA
• Enigma, GA
• Eton, GA
• Evans, GA
• Experiment, GA
• Fairburn, GA
• Fairmount, GA
• Fargo, GA
• Fayetteville, GA
• Fitzgerald, GA
• Fleming, GA
• Flovilla, GA
• Flowery Branch, GA
• Folkston, GA
• Forest Park, GA
• Forsyth, GA
• Fort Benning, GA
• Fort Gaines, GA
• Fort Oglethorpe, GA
• Fort Stewart, GA
• Fort Valley, GA
• Franklin Springs, GA
• Franklin, GA
• Funston, GA
• Gainesville, GA
• Gibson, GA
• Girard, GA
• Glennville, GA
• Glenwood, GA
• Good Hope, GA
• Gordon, GA
• Grantville, GA
• Gray, GA
• Grayson, GA
• Greensboro, GA
• Greenville, GA
• Griffin, GA
• Grovetown, GA
• Guyton, GA
• Hagan, GA
• Hahira, GA
• Hamilton, GA
• Hampton, GA
• Harlem, GA
• Harrison, GA
• Hartwell, GA
• Hawkinsville, GA
• Hazlehurst, GA
• Helen, GA
• Helena, GA
• Hephzibah, GA
• Hiawassee, GA
• Hinesville, GA
• Hiram, GA
• Hoboken, GA
• Hogansville, GA
• Holly Springs, GA
• Homer, GA
• Homerville, GA
• Hoschton, GA
• Ideal, GA
• Ila, GA
• Iron City, GA
• Irwinton, GA
• Jackson, GA
• Jasper, GA
• Jefferson, GA
• Jeffersonville, GA
• Jenkinsburg, GA
• Jesup, GA
• Jonesboro, GA
• Kennesaw, GA
• Kings Bay, GA
• Kingsland, GA
• Kingston, GA
• Kite, GA
• La Fayette, GA
• Lagrange, GA
• Lake Park, GA
• Lakeland, GA
• Lavonia, GA
• Lawrenceville, GA
• Leary, GA
• Leesburg, GA
• Lenox, GA
• Leslie, GA
• Lexington, GA
• Lilburn, GA
• Lilly, GA
• Lincolnton, GA
• Lindale, GA
• Lithia Springs, GA
• Lithonia, GA
• Locust Grove, GA
• Loganville, GA
• Lookout Mountain, GA
• Louisville, GA
• Lovejoy, GA
• Ludowici, GA
• Lula, GA
• Lumber City, GA
• Lumpkin, GA
• Luthersville, GA
• Lyerly, GA
• Lyons, GA
• Mableton, GA
• Macon, GA
• Madison, GA
• Manchester, GA
• Mansfield, GA
• Marietta, GA
• Marshallville, GA
• Martin, GA
• Maxeys, GA
• Maysville, GA
• Mc Caysville, GA
• Mc Intyre, GA
• Mc Rae, GA
• Mcdonough, GA
• Meigs, GA
• Menlo, GA
• Metter, GA
• Midville, GA
• Midway, GA
• Milan, GA
• Milledgeville, GA
• Millen, GA
• Milner, GA
• Molena, GA
• Monroe, GA
• Montezuma, GA
• Monticello, GA
• Moody A F B, GA
• Moreland, GA
• Morgan, GA
• Morganton, GA
• Morrow, GA
• Morven, GA
• Moultrie, GA
• Mount Airy, GA
• Mount Vernon, GA
• Mount Zion, GA
• Mountain City, GA
• Nahunta, GA
• Nashville, GA
• Nelson, GA
• Newborn, GA
• Newington, GA
• Newnan, GA
• Newton, GA
• Nicholls, GA
• Nicholson, GA
• Norcross, GA
• Norman Park, GA
• Norwood, GA
• Oakwood, GA
• Ochlocknee, GA
• Ocilla, GA
• Oconee, GA
• Odum, GA
• Offerman, GA
• Oglethorpe, GA
• Oliver, GA
• Omega, GA
• Orchard Hill, GA
• Oxford, GA
• Palmetto, GA
• Patterson, GA
• Pavo, GA
• Peachtree City, GA
• Peachtree Corners, GA
• Pearson, GA
• Pelham, GA
• Pembroke, GA
• Pendergrass, GA
• Perry, GA
• Pine Lake, GA
• Pine Mountain, GA
• Pinehurst, GA
• Pineview, GA
• Pitts, GA
• Plains, GA
• Plainville, GA
• Pooler, GA
• Portal, GA
• Porterdale, GA
• Poulan, GA
• Powder Springs, GA
• Preston, GA
• Pulaski, GA
• Quitman, GA
• Ray City, GA
• Rebecca, GA
• Redan, GA
• Reidsville, GA
• Rentz, GA
• Resaca, GA
• Reynolds, GA
• Rhine, GA
• Riceboro, GA
• Richland, GA
• Richmond Hill, GA
• Rincon, GA
• Ringgold, GA
• Riverdale, GA
• Roberta, GA
• Rochelle, GA
• Rockmart, GA
• Rome, GA
• Rossville, GA
• Roswell, GA
• Royston, GA
• Rutledge, GA
• Sale City, GA
• Sandersville, GA
• Sardis, GA
• Sasser, GA
• Savannah, GA
• Scotland, GA
• Scottdale, GA
• Screven, GA
• Senoia, GA
• Shady Dale, GA
• Shannon, GA
• Sharpsburg, GA
• Shellman, GA
• Shiloh, GA
• Siloam, GA
• Smithville, GA
• Smyrna, GA
• Snellville, GA
• Social Circle, GA
• Soperton, GA
• Sparks, GA
• Sparta, GA
• Springfield, GA
• Stapleton, GA
• Statesboro, GA
• Statham, GA
• Stillmore, GA
• Stockbridge, GA
• Stone Mountain, GA
• Summerville, GA
• Sumner, GA
• Sunny Side, GA
• Surrency, GA
• Suwanee, GA
• Swainsboro, GA
• Sycamore, GA
• Sylvania, GA
• Sylvester, GA
• Talbotton, GA
• Tallapoosa, GA
• Talmo, GA
• Taylorsville, GA
• Temple, GA
• Tennille, GA
• Thomaston, GA
• Thomasville, GA
• Thomson, GA
• Tifton, GA
• Tiger, GA
• Tignall, GA
• Toccoa, GA
• Toomsboro, GA
• Trenton, GA
• Trion, GA
• Tucker, GA
• Tunnel Hill, GA
• Twin City, GA
• Ty Ty, GA
• Tybee Island, GA
• Tyrone, GA
• Unadilla, GA
• Union City, GA
• Union Point, GA
• Uvalda, GA
• Valdosta, GA
• Varnell, GA
• Vidalia, GA
• Vienna, GA
• Villa Rica, GA
• Waco, GA
• Wadley, GA
• Waleska, GA
• Walthourville, GA
• Warm Springs, GA
• Warner Robins, GA
• Warrenton, GA
• Warwick, GA
• Washington, GA
• Watkinsville, GA
• Waverly Hall, GA
• Waycross, GA
• Waynesboro, GA
• West Point, GA
• Whigham, GA
• White Plains, GA
• White, GA
• Whitesburg, GA
• Willacoochee, GA
• Williamson, GA
• Winder, GA
• Winterville, GA
• Woodbine, GA
• Woodbury, GA
• Woodland, GA
• Woodstock, GA
• Wrens, GA
• Wrightsville, GA
• Yatesville, GA
• Young Harris, GA
• Zebulon, GA

If you’ve been injured in a car accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, tractor trailer accident or other motor vehicle accident in Georgia, and you aren’t sure how to get your accident report or what to do next, call the car accident attorneys at Scholle Law (770) 717-5100 or contact us online for a free case evaluation.

If you were in an injury accident that was not your fault, we will help you obtain your accident report for free and provide you with a no obligation and no pressure meeting with one of our experienced personal injury lawyers so they can go over your accident report and the facts of your case with you for free. No matter where you are in the state of Georgia, we are able to provide you with outstanding service and personalized legal representation. We look forward to speaking with you!