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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. 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.


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Submit a collision report from your electronic device on DMV2U​. Be sure to download a copy or print the report you submit.

Important Note: You must be a driver involved in the collision and have an Oregon License, Permit, or ID number to use the online collision report. If you do not meet these eligibility requirements, you will need to submit the paper version of the form. ​
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  • Use one of these options to get a printed collision report:
  • ​Complete and sign the form.
  • Submit Report:
    • ​Mail report form to DMV Crash Reporting Unit at 1905 Lana Ave NE, Salem, OR 97314​.
    • Fax report form to DMV Crash Reporting Unit at 503-945-5267​.
    • Take the form to a DMV office​​.​


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.


You must immediately notify police if you are a driver involved in a collision that meets the reporting requirements described above.​

Use a non-emergency police phone number.

If you are involved in a traffic collision, you must do all of the following:

Stop Immediately

Stop at the collision scene or as close as possible without blocking or endangering other traffic.  

Following a traffic collision, you must carry out the duties of a driver.

Below are links to Oregon law that outline legal duties:
  • ORS 811.700 outlines duties of a driver when property is damaged.  
  • ORS 811.705​ outlines duties of a driver to injured persons.​

Render Aid

Give aid to injured people. Remember, never move injured people carelessly. In many cases, they should not be moved at all except by emergency staff or someone trained in first aid. If someone is killed or unconscious, the driver must remain at the scene until a police officer arrives.

Exchange Information (printable checklist to keep in your car)

Give your information to the other driver, passengers in the vehicle, or any injured pedestrian. Include the following information:​

  • Name
  • Address
  • Driver license number
  • License plate number
  • Insurance information

Report the Collision to DMV (instructions above)

​If you hit an unoccupied vehicle, try to find the owner. If you can't find the owner, leave a note that says you are the person who hit the vehicle and how to contact you. By law (ORS 811.700(1)(B)), you must write your name and address on the note, and a brief description of what happened.
 
If you damage property other than a vehicle, you also must try to find the owner or someone in charge of the property to report the damage.

If you hit and injure an animal:

  • Stop and check the extent of injury.
  • Try to get the animal out of the way of traffic if it’s safe to do so.
  • Immediately report the animal's injuries to its owner.
  • If you can't find the owner, report the injuries to the nearest police agency.

If you are involved in a collision on the highway and you are not injured, you should move your vehicle over to the shoulder if it’s safe to do so. This helps keep traffic moving. You will also avoid getting a ticket for failure to remove your vehicle.