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How to get a car accident report in South Carolina

South Carolina provides crash reports statewide through SCDMV Collision Reports (online request tool + Form FR-50) — including crashes handled by local police and county sheriffs.

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SCDMV Collision Reports (online request tool + Form FR-50)

Official South Carolina crash-report source — $10 per report. Covers agencies statewide.

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Source: South Carolina — SCDMV Collision Reports (online request tool + Form FR-50). Checked 2026-07-24. Details can change — always confirm with the official source.

Step by step

  1. Gather the collision details. Collect the date of the collision, the county/location where it happened, the driver's license number(s) involved, and the collision report number if you have it. Note: the report only becomes available after the investigating officer submits it and the SCDMV processes it.
  2. Pick your request method. Choose online (SCDMV collision report tool at dmv.sc.gov — works only for crashes on or after March 22, 2012), in person at any SCDMV branch, or by mail using Form FR-50.
  3. Request online. Go to dmv.sc.gov/vehicle-owners/collision-reports, verify your identity, enter the collision-identifying information, and pay the $10 fee by card. Out-of-state license holders and pre-2012 crashes must use the mail/in-person path instead.
  4. Or request by mail / in person. Complete SCDMV Form FR-50 (Request for Copy of Collision Report). By mail, send two copies with a $10 check or money order to SCDMV, Titles Mail-in Unit FR-50, PO Box 1498, Blythewood, SC 29016-0050. In person, submit it at any SCDMV branch and pay $10 by cash, card, check, or money order.
  5. Receive and review the report. Get your official TR-310 copy, then review it for accuracy and use it for your insurance claim.

State police / highway patrol crashes

The SC Highway Patrol (SCHP, part of the SC Department of Public Safety) investigates the crash and files the TR-310 but does NOT sell reports directly to the public — SCHP's page explicitly directs requesters to the SCDMV. So a Highway-Patrol-investigated report is obtained the exact same way as any other: online, in person, or by mail (Form FR-50) through the SCDMV for $10, once SCHP has submitted the report and the SCDMV has processed it.

Crashes handled by local police or sheriffs

South Carolina is centralized: city police departments and county sheriffs investigate on the same statewide SC Uniform Traffic Collision Report (Form TR-310) and submit it to the SCDMV, so the SAME SCDMV process ($10 — online tool or Form FR-50 by mail/in person) is the primary way to obtain a local-agency crash report. For very recent crashes not yet received/processed by the SCDMV, or for crashes before March 22, 2012 (not in the online system), request directly from the investigating agency's records unit. Some larger municipal/county agencies also offer their own counter or online purchase (occasionally via LexisNexis BuyCrash), but the SCDMV central portal covers local-agency reports.

South Carolina counties (35)

Pick the county where your crash happened for every local agency and its exact request process:

After you get the report

Use the report to file or support your insurance claim — give your adjuster the collision report number and the TR-310 copy. Check it carefully for errors: names, driver's license and insurance details, vehicle info, the crash diagram, and the officer's narrative; contact the investigating agency's records unit to correct factual mistakes. Keep in mind the report cannot be used as evidence of fault at trial (§ 56-5-1290) and may not be obtained or used for commercial solicitation (§ 56-5-1275).