How to get a car accident report in Alaska

Step by step

1. Identify which report you need. Determine whether you want Form 12-200 (the crash report completed by the investigating law-enforcement officer) or Form 12-209 (the self-report a driver files). Form 440 lets you request either from the DMV's central records.
2. Complete DMV Form 440. Download the Request for Crash Report Form (Form 440, Rev. 09/2023) from dmv.alaska.gov. Enter the required fields — Date of Incident/Crash and Name of Driver — plus the crash/incident report number if you have it, and the region or city (optional).
3. Attest your eligibility. Because these are confidential motor-vehicle records under AS 28.10.505/DPPA, check 'I qualify to obtain this information as part of my own personal record,' or enter the exception number on the back of the form that applies to you (e.g., insurer, attorney/litigation, government agency). Sign and date.
4. Submit the signed form. Email the signed Form 440 to doa.dmv.ads@alaska.gov, or mail it to Division of Motor Vehicles, Attn: Driver Services, 4001 Ingra Street, Ste 101, Anchorage, AK 99503. Questions: (907) 269-5551.
5. Pay the $10 fee and receive the report. There is a $10 fee per report. Pay by check or money order payable to the State of Alaska, or provide an email address to receive an electronic invoice payable by VISA/MasterCard/American Express (do not email or fax card numbers). After payment, DMV mails the report to you.

State police / highway patrol crashes

For crashes investigated by the Alaska State Troopers (Dept. of Public Safety), there are two routes: (1) the central DMV path — file Form 440 marking 'Crash Report Form 12-200 completed by law enforcement,' since trooper crash reports are filed into the DMV records ($10); or (2) the DPS Public Records Request Portal (JustFOIA) at https://dpsalaska.justfoia.com/publicportal, used for AST collision/incident reports, body-camera footage, and other DPS records. Same DPPA/AS 28.10.505 eligibility rules apply either way.

Crashes handled by local police or sheriffs

Alaska has no county sheriffs (no county government — boroughs plus municipal police). Crashes worked by local city police are still filed with the DMV central records as Form 12-200, so the default path for ANY local-agency crash report is DMV Form 440 ($10, email/mail). Faster agency-specific options exist for the largest departments: Anchorage Police Dept. directs crashes on/after Sept 1, 2012 to LexisNexis BuyCrash (https://buycrash.lexisnexisrisk.com/), with pre-2012 reports through the APD Records Center (716 W. 4th Ave, Anchorage; 907-786-8900); Fairbanks Police Dept. runs its own motor-vehicle crash-form request process. When a specific agency isn't listed, use the DMV Form 440 central path or contact the investigating department directly.

Alaska agencies (3)

Pick the agency that responded to your crash for its exact request process:

• Anchorage Police Department
• Cordova Police Department
• Wasilla Police Department

After you get the report

Use the report to support an insurance claim — give it to your insurer/adjuster to document the date, location, parties, vehicles, injuries, and the officer's narrative/diagram and any fault or citation notes. Also proofread it for errors (misspelled names, wrong vehicle/plate/insurance info, incorrect date or location, diagram mistakes); if something is wrong, contact the investigating agency (or DMV Driver Services) to request a correction or supplemental report before it hardens your claim.