How to get a car accident report in Vermont

Step by step

1. Confirm a report exists and gather the crash details. A reportable Vermont crash (someone injured or total property damage of $3,000 or more) generates both an investigating officer's report and the operator's own report filed with the DMV Commissioner within 72 hours (23 V.S.A. § 1129). Collect the date and location of the crash, the involved parties' names, and any vehicle identifiers (VIN, plate, VT license number) before requesting.
2. Complete Form VG-116 (Vermont DMV Record Request). Download the current VG-116 (rev 06/26) from dmv.vermont.gov and open it in Adobe Reader. Under 'Documents Requested,' check 'Certified Copy of police crash report – $22.00' for the officer's report and/or 'Certified Copy of individual crash report – $15.00' for the operator's report, then fill in the vehicle/person/date identifiers so DMV can locate it.
3. Establish your legal right to the record (DPPA). On page 2, initial the applicable Driver Privacy Protection Act permitted-use category (e.g., #7 for your own report with consent, #5 for an insurer handling a claim, #4 for litigation). Attach a copy of your state-issued photo ID and, if the report is not your own, documentation showing you are authorized to obtain it. Sign and date the affirmation.
4. Include payment. Enclose a check or money order in U.S. funds payable to the 'Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles' for the total of the items selected ($22 police report / $15 individual report / $10 crash insurance information).
5. Submit to the DMV. Mail the completed VG-116 packet to Vermont DMV, 120 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05603-0001, or bring it to the Montpelier main office (M–F 7:45 a.m.–4:00 p.m.). Questions: 802-828-2000. High-volume requesters such as insurers set up a DPPA user agreement (Form VG-118) with NIC Vermont instead of one-off mail requests.

State police / highway patrol crashes

For a crash investigated by the Vermont State Police (Vermont has no separate 'Highway Patrol'), request the officer's report through the same statewide DMV Form VG-116 ('Certified Copy of police crash report – $22.00'), because VSP crash reports are filed with the DMV central repository along with those of every other agency. Alternatively, submit a records request directly to the Vermont State Police (vsp.vermont.gov) or the investigating VSP barracks for the incident/crash report. Both routes require you to be an authorized/permitted-use requester under the DPPA.

Crashes handled by local police or sheriffs

Crashes investigated by a local city police department or a county sheriff are still reported to the DMV, so the same statewide Form VG-116 'Certified Copy of police crash report – $22.00' retrieves them from the DMV central repository — Vermont does not use a LexisNexis BuyCrash or Carfax crashdocs online portal for public crash-report purchases. As a faster alternative, you may request the report directly from the investigating local agency's records unit (which holds its own copy); either path is DPPA-gated and limited to authorized/interested parties.

Vermont agencies (1)

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

• Woodstock Village Police Department

After you get the report

Use the certified crash report to file and support your auto-insurance claim — it documents the involved drivers, vehicles, liability-insurance carriers/policy numbers, and the officer's narrative and diagram. Review it promptly for errors (misspelled names, wrong plate/VIN, incorrect date or location, or an inaccurate narrative or fault/diagram), because insurers and any injury claim rely on these details; contact the investigating agency in writing to request a correction or supplemental report, and appeal any DMV denial to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.