How to Get a Police Accident Report in Missouri
Quick answer: request it from Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), Patrol Records Division online at mshp.govqa.us (fee: Not fixed: fees depend on the request (copies, reconstruction reports); notary fee $5.00 per request). The Patrol Records Division is the repository of statewide crash reports submitted by all authorized agencies, but copies depend on the report reaching the division. The pages do not tell the public to go to local agencies.
Missouri · partly confirmed
- Agency
- Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), Patrol Records Division
- Request online
- mshp.govqa.us (GovQA (MSHP Public Records Center))
- Fee
- Not fixed: fees depend on the request (copies, reconstruction reports); notary fee $5.00 per request
- How long
- Standard processing 20-30 business days; copies only after the report is reviewed and entered into MoCARS
- Who can ask
- Requests are handled under the Missouri Sunshine Law (Chapter 610 RSMo); no eligibility list stated
- City or county crash
- The Patrol Records Division is the repository of statewide crash reports submitted by all authorized agencies, but copies depend on the report reaching the division. The pages do not tell the public to go to local agencies.
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What you will need
- The date and place of the crash (road, nearest cross street or mile marker, city or county).
- The report or case number from the slip the officer gave you, if you have it.
- The names of a driver involved, and your own ID if the state limits copies to the people involved.
- A card for the fee if you order online. Insurance companies often order the report for you, so ask your claims handler first.
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