How to Get a Crash Report in Utah

The Utah Department of Public Safety is responsible for Utah's statewide crash repository. It collects crash reports from across the state.¹

Law enforcement officers throughout Utah complete crash reports when they investigate crashes on public roads. The reports are uploaded daily to a Department of Public Safety data warehouse.²

The state collects crash report information for crashes that involve injuries, deaths, or at least $2,500 in property damage.²

The Utah Highway Patrol takes requests for its accident reports online. Some local agencies, such as Salt Lake City Police and the Utah County Sheriff's Office, handle requests for their own reports.^3,4,5,6

Online from the Utah Highway Patrol (UHP). UHP says it uses the GovQA portal for all record requests, including accident reports. If you are new to GovQA, use the "Create an Account" link on the login screen. You must verify your identity to view police records. The request asks for the date and location of the crash, plus the case number if you know it. UHP emails you when the report is ready to download. The Utah Department of Public Safety home page also points to an online portal for accident reports and records requests.^3,4,7

Online from a local agency. Some city and county agencies handle requests for their own reports. Salt Lake City Police takes report requests through its online GRAMA portal. The Utah County Sheriff's Office sells its accident reports online through CARFAX for Police at Crashdocs.org.^5,6

In person at Salt Lake City Police. Visit the Public Safety Building Service Desk at 475 South 300 East, Salt Lake City, Monday to Friday from 12 pm to 4 pm. It is closed on holidays. Bring a completed request form, photo ID, and a check or money order made out to Salt Lake City Corporation.⁵

For a Utah Highway Patrol report, you must verify your identity to view police records. If you are new to GovQA, create an account first. Have the date and location of the crash ready, plus the case number if you know it.³

For a Salt Lake City Police report, the request form asks for the date and location, the SLCPD case number, the names and dates of birth of the people involved, and your purpose and involvement in the record. For an in-person request, also bring photo ID and a check or money order made out to Salt Lake City Corporation.^5,8

For a Utah County Sheriff's Office report, you need photo ID before the office releases records. If you ask on behalf of another person, include a notarized release. Its accident report page says to submit a written request with a copy of your photo ID and the required fee.^6,9

Salt Lake City Police charges $15.00 per traffic accident report up to 50 pages, plus $0.25 per page after 50 pages. Photographs cost $20 for the first 100 and $10 for each additional 100. For an in-person request, pay by check or money order made out to Salt Lake City Corporation.⁵

The Utah County Sheriff's Office accident report page lists a fee of $15.00 per report and $15.00 per photo CD.⁹

Officers file crash reports with the state electronically. Utah law, as quoted in the state crash report manual, says an officer who investigates a crash the law covers must file within 10 days after completing the investigation. The manual tells officers to submit reports to the state crash database within 10 days of the crash.¹⁰

The Utah Highway Patrol emails you when your report is ready to download.³

Salt Lake City Police says a traffic accident report may not be available when you request it, depending on the status of the case.⁵

Under GRAMA, as the Salt Lake City Police records page explains, an agency has 10 business days after it receives a written request to respond. In that time, it must provide the record, deny the request, or tell you it cannot respond right away because of extraordinary circumstances.⁵

Some Utah County Sheriff's Office reports can be released when you ask. Most need approval from the Utah County Attorney's Office, which can take 10 days to three weeks.⁹

Utah crash reports are protected. They may be released only as provided by law.¹¹

The Utah Driver Handbook says a crash report may be released to: people involved in the crash; a representative they name, with signed permission; a parent or legal guardian; an attorney; an insurance company; a licensed private investigator; or the media. Witnesses are not included.¹¹

The news media get only limited details, such as name, age, sex, city of residence, vehicle make and model, and the location and description of the crash.¹¹

A 2025 bill, HB 222 (Access to Traffic Accident Evidence), took effect on May 7, 2025. It provides for disclosing certain unredacted records relevant to a traffic accident to an attorney representing a person involved in that accident.¹²

Salt Lake City Police Department. You can request reports online through its GRAMA portal, or in person at the Public Safety Building Service Desk, 475 South 300 East, Salt Lake City. A traffic accident report costs $15.00 for up to 50 pages.⁵

Utah County Sheriff's Office. It sells its accident reports online through CARFAX for Police at Crashdocs.org. Its records page says you can also request copies of case reports, accident reports, photographs and recordings through the request link on that page. In-person access to its Records Division is limited during construction, and it asks you to use its online portal.⁶

The Utah Driver Handbook says you must notify law enforcement immediately if a crash causes injuries, a death, or at least $2,500 in total property damage. This applies whether or not another driver was involved.¹¹

You cannot submit your own crash report to the state crash database. Only law enforcement officers or agencies can. The DI-9 paper form is no longer used.¹⁰

Utah law, as quoted in the state crash report manual, lets the state require a driver in a crash with injury, death, or apparent total property damage of $2,500 or more to file a report. If you are asked, the report is due within 10 days after the request.¹⁰

You may also be asked to give insurance information to the Financial Responsibility Section of the Driver License Division.¹¹