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Federal regulations
Georgia has adopted Sec. 390.15 of the Federal Regulations, which includes accident recordkeeping requirements.
Applicability
Sec. 390.15 applies to any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in intrastate and interstate commerce when the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight rating, gross vehicle weight, or gross combination weight of 10,001 pounds or more, or is of any size transporting a placardable amount of hazardous materials.
Notification
The operator of every motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident in which any person is killed or injured, or in which damage to the property of any one person, including himself, to the extent of $500 or more is sustained, the accident must be reported to police immediately.
Recordkeeping
A motor carrier must obtain and maintain on file, for at least one year, a legible copy of any police or insurance company accident report for any accident involving a motor vehicle which they own or control.
How to obtain accident reports
Procedure
A copy of an accident report may be obtained by sending an “Individual Request for Crash Report” form to the Department of Transportation.
The form may be accessed at: http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/CrashReporting/request_form.pdf#search=crash%20reports.
An accident report may also be purchased directly from: https://buycrash.lexisnexisrisk.com/
Fees
A $5.00 fee must accompany the request. $7.00 for a certified report.