Collision Reporting and Responsibilities

Submit a collision report using our new online report

Within 72 hours of a motor vehicle collision, drivers involved in a collision are required to submit an Oregon Traffic Collision and Insurance Report to DMV. If you are not able to file within the 72 hours, submit it as soon as possible. You still need to file a report with the DMV even if a report is filed by law enforcement. If you do not file a report, Oregon law requires DMV to issue a suspension notice.

You must submit a report of a motor vehicle collision to DMV when any of the following are true:

Injury or death resulted from this collision.
Damage to your vehicle is over $2,500.
Damage to any vehicle is over $2,500 and any vehicle is towed from the scene.
Damage to anyone’s property other than a vehicle involved in this collision is over $2,500.

Before You Begin

Gather the following information and documents for the report:

Your driver’s license number.
Your vehicle’s license plate number or vehicle identification number (VIN) and year, make and model of your vehicle.
Your vehicle’s insurance information (insurance company name – not agent – and insurance policy number).
Other driver’s information if available.

DMV Collision Reporting Procedures

The most secure and quickest way to submit a collision report to DMV is online.

Do not send DMV more than one report for the same collision. Each report you submit shows as a new collision on your record.

Additional Important Information

Please make a copy for your records. Under Oregon law ORS 802.220(5), DMV cannot give you a copy of your report.

Does DMV have your current address?

DMV sends notices and other important documents to your address on record with DMV. The postal service cannot forward DMV mail to a forwarding address, so keep your address updated at DMV2U.