How to get a car accident report in Utah

Utah provides state-police crash reports through Utah DPS Public Records Center ("Get Crash or Police Report"). Crashes handled by local police or county sheriffs are requested from the responding agency (listed below).

Official source

Utah DPS Public Records Center ("Get Crash or Police Report")

Official Utah crash-report source — Reasonable fee set by DPS under Utah Code 63J-1-504 for the cost of disclosing a report (per Utah Code 41-6a-404(7)); the exact UHP dollar amount is not published on the accessible portal/FAQ pages (unverified). For reference, a local agency example — Salt Lake City PD — charges $15.00 per report (up to 50 pages, then $0.25/page).. State-police crashes; locals request from the responding agency.

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Source: Utah — Utah DPS Public Records Center ("Get Crash or Police Report"). Checked 2026-07-24. Details can change — always confirm with the official source.

Step by step

Identify the investigating agency. Determine who worked the crash — Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) for most freeway/rural and many state-road crashes, or a local city police department or county sheriff for crashes in their jurisdiction. Utah has NO single statewide portal that serves all agencies; where you request depends on who responded.
Confirm you are an eligible party. Utah crash reports are confidential (Utah Code § 41-6a-404). Only a person involved (not a witness), an injured person, their attorney/insurer/treating hospital/authorized agent, parent or legal guardian, the news media (limited info), government, or a PI representing an involved party may obtain the full report. Requesting when you are not eligible, or using the report to market services, is a class A misdemeanor.
For UHP/DPS crashes: request through the DPS Public Records Center. Go to https://uhp.utah.gov/get-crash-police-report/, which routes you to the DPS 'Public Records Center' at https://publicsafetyutah.govqa.us (powered by GovQA). Create an account and complete identity verification (required to view police records).
Submit the request and pay the fee. Enter the crash Date, Location, and Case/Report number if known, and pay the applicable fee (a reasonable cost-based fee set by DPS under Utah Code 63J-1-504). Local agencies collect their own fee (e.g., Salt Lake City PD charges $15.00/report).
Receive and download the report. You will get an email notification when the report is ready to download from your GovQA account. By statute the responsible agency must disclose to an eligible requester within 10 business days of a written request.

State police / highway patrol crashes

Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) crash reports: start at https://uhp.utah.gov/get-crash-police-report/, which sends you to the Utah DPS Public Records Center at https://publicsafetyutah.govqa.us (GovQA/Granicus). Create an account, verify your identity (required to view police records), then submit a request with the crash Date, Location, and Case Number if known. You receive an email when the report is ready to download. This state portal serves UHP/DPS reports only — it does NOT cover local city PD or county sheriff crashes. (The former paid statewide portal at crashreport.utah.gov is retired.)

Crashes handled by local police or sheriffs

Bucket B — there is no single statewide portal for local crashes. For a crash worked by a LOCAL city police department or county sheriff, you request directly from that agency's own records/GRAMA process, which the agency chooses: SLC Police Department (verified) takes crash-report requests through its own GRAMA portal (JustFOIA, https://saltlakecityut.justfoia.com/publicportal/home/newrequest) or in person at the Public Safety Building, at $15.00/report; other Utah agencies use GovQA-style portals, direct email/mailed forms, or an over-the-counter records window, and some use third-party vendors (LexisNexis/BuyCrash) — verify per agency. In every case the statutory eligibility limits of § 41-6a-404(3) apply, and the 'responsible law enforcement agency employing the peace officer that investigated the accident' is the one that must disclose (§ 41-6a-404(3)(b)).

Who can get the report: Utah officer crash reports are CONFIDENTIAL / interested-parties-only, NOT open public records. Under § 41-6a-404(2), accident reports filed with the department are 'protected and for the confidential use of the department or other... agencies' and may otherwise be released 'only in a statistical form.' Under § 41-6a-404(3)(a), an UNredacted report is disclosed only to: a person involved in the accident (excluding witnesses); a person who suffered loss/injury; their 'agent' (attorney formally engaged, insurer, treating acute-care hospital, or anyone with the person's signed permission), parent, or legal guardian; the press/news media (LIMITED info only — names/age/sex/city, vehicle make/model, insurance status, location, and a de-identified description); government agencies and law enforcement; and a licensed private investigator representing an involved party. It is a class A misdemeanor to knowingly obtain a report if you are not an authorized party, OR to use report information to market services 'including marketing for legal representation' (§ 41-6a-404(9)). The responsible agency must disclose to an eligible requester within 10 business days of a written request (§ 41-6a-404(3)(b)). The site must stay PROCESS-ONLY: route eligible parties to the correct agency, never host/sell reports, never surface attorney-lead or marketing use.

Utah agencies (14)

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

After you get the report

Use the report to open or support your auto insurance claim — insurers routinely rely on the officer's crash report for fault, involved-party, and vehicle/insurance details, and Utah law expressly lets your insurer obtain it as your 'agent.' Read it carefully and check for errors: names/addresses, insurance carrier and policy info, vehicle make/model, the date/location, the diagram, and the officer's narrative. If something is wrong, contact the investigating agency (UHP or the local PD/sheriff) that wrote it to request a correction or supplement — do not rely on an uncorrected report for a claim or litigation. Note: under § 41-6a-404(4)(a) the report itself generally may not be used as evidence at trial.