Federal & State Regulations | Recording and reporting of accidents - New Jersey

Federal regulations

New Jersey has adopted Sec. 390.15 of the Federal Regulations, which includes accident recordkeeping requirements.

Applicability

Section 390.15 applies to an intrastate vehicle with a gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight, gross combination weight rating, or registered weight of 10,001 pounds or more, or a vehicle of any size transporting a placardable amount of hazardous materials.

Notification

Accidents resulting in injury or death of any person or property damage to any one person’s property over $500 must be reported immediately to the police and in writing within 10 days to the Motor Vehicle Commission on forms provided. If the driver is unable to make the report, but he is not the owner of the vehicle, the owner is required to file the report in the driver’s place. A written report of an accident shall not be required if a law enforcement officer submits a written report to the Motor Vehicle Commission.

A copy of the New Jersey Self-Reporting Crash form (SR-1), may be obtained at: https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/accident/selfreporting.shtm.

How to obtain accident reports

Procedure

Requests for Non-Toll Crash Reports, New Jersey Turnpike Crash Reports, Garden State Parkway Crash Reports, and Records Requests for Serious/Fatal Crashes may be obtained at: https://www.njportal.com/NJSP/CrashReports/Home/Index.

Reports for accidents occurring on the Atlantic City Expressway are obtained from the specific roadway authority.

Fees

Non Toll Roads — $13.00 for a report.

Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike Authority — $5.00 for a report.

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Recording and reporting of accidents - New Jersey