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Federal regulations
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety has adopted Sec. 390.15 of the Federal Regulations, which includes accident recordkeeping requirements.
Applicability
Under the Department of Public Safety adoption, Sec. 390.15 applies to intrastate commercial motor vehicles 26,001 pounds or more, or vehicles of any size which transport a placardable amount of hazardous materials.
Requirements
All carriers under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission must file a written report with the Commission within 15 days of all accidents involving property damage of $2,000 or more, or injury to, or death of any person. Furthermore, in case of an accident involving a death of a person, the Commission must be notified within 24 hours of the death.
Any accident involving injury or death or resulting in $250.00 or more damage to the property of any one person must be reported immediately to the local police, county sheriff, or state highway patrol, and must also be reported within 30 days to the Director of Public Safety on forms prescribed by the Director. If the driver is unable to file the report, the owner of the vehicle must file instead.
How to obtain accident reports
Procedure
A copy of the official accident report may be obtained by sending a request in writing along with the required fee to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Each request shall include the full name of each driver involved in the accident, the county in which the accident occurred and the date of the accident. Driver license number should be included when available.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agemcy’s website includes a form that may be used to request an accident report: https://tinyurl.com/CrashAL1
Fee
The fee is $15.00 per copy and $17.00 per online request.