How to Get a Florida Crash Report (FLHSMV Crash Portal)

To get a Florida crash report, use the Florida Crash Portal run by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), or the portal the investigating agency uses. Have the crash date, the county, and the report or case number ready. Florida keeps crash reports confidential for 60 days, so only involved parties, their insurers, and other authorized requesters can obtain one in that window. FindMyReport is an independent guide, not a government website or the FLHSMV.

What you need to pull your report

• The report or case number from the officer's card
• The date of the crash
• The county where the crash happened
• The name of an involved driver

How do you get a Florida crash report from the crash portal?

You get a Florida crash report by purchasing it through the official Florida Crash Portal, the FLHSMV system at services.flhsmv.gov. Enter the crash date and the report or case number, confirm you are eligible during the 60-day window, pay the fee, and download the report. The numbered steps below cover each field.

1. Gather your details. Have the crash date, the county, the report or case number from the officer's card, and an involved driver's name ready. The report number is the fastest way to find an FLHSMV accident report.
2. Open the Florida Crash Portal. Go to the official FLHSMV crash report purchasing portal at services.flhsmv.gov. The public name FloridaCrashPortal.gov points to the same FLHSMV system.
3. Confirm you are eligible. During the first 60 days, confirm you are an authorized requester and complete the sworn statement the portal asks for.
4. Search for your report. Enter the crash date and the report or case number, or search by an involved driver's name and the crash date.
5. Pay the fee. The portal charges $10.00 per report plus a $2.00 convenience fee per transaction.
6. Download the report. The report is available immediately after purchase and must be downloaded within 48 hours.

The Florida Crash Portal holds reports filed with the FLHSMV. If a city police department or county sheriff investigated your crash, your report may sit in a different system. Reviewing the general steps to request a police report helps when you are unsure which agency holds yours, and the national crash report directory lists retrieval channels for every state.

Who can get a Florida crash report in the first 60 days?

For 60 days after a crash, a Florida crash report is confidential and exempt from public records under Fla. Stat. 316.066(2). Only a defined list of requesters can obtain it during that window. After 60 days, the report becomes a public record that anyone may request. The report documents the collision; it does not decide fault.

During the 60-day confidentiality window, Florida releases a report only to these requesters:

• The parties involved in the crash
• Their legal representatives, such as an attorney
• Their licensed insurance agents and insurers, plus contractors handling claims or underwriting
• Law enforcement agencies and their contracted providers
• Victim-services programs
• Qualified media, as the statute defines it

A requester who asks during the first 60 days must provide documentation, including a sworn statement that the report will not be used for commercial solicitation. Personal details inside the report, such as addresses and license numbers, are protected under the Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA, 18 U.S.C. 2721). A crash report is also not a consumer report under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA, 15 U.S.C. 1681a), and it must never be used to screen anyone for housing, employment, or credit. The report records what the officer observed. Fault is decided by an insurer or a court, and the reporting driver's own statement may not be used as evidence in any trial under Fla. Stat. 316.066(4).

How much does a Florida crash report cost?

A Florida crash report costs $10.00 per report on the Florida Crash Portal, set by Fla. Stat. 321.23, plus a $2.00 convenience fee applied to each transaction. Local agencies that release through LexisNexis BuyCrash commonly charge about $10 to $15, and each agency sets its own amount.

Channel	Typical fee	Who sets it
Florida Crash Portal (FLHSMV)	$10.00 per report, plus a $2.00 convenience fee per transaction	Fla. Stat. 321.23
Local agency via LexisNexis BuyCrash	About $10 to $15 per report	The investigating agency

The $2.00 convenience fee applies to each total transaction, not to each report, so ordering more than one report in a single transaction adds that fee only once. The portal fee shows before you pay. Some agencies release a report directly at a lower cost, or at no cost, under Florida's public-records law, so it is worth checking the responding agency's own page before you buy.

Florida Highway Patrol or local police: which portal has my report?

The Florida Highway Patrol files its crash reports with the FLHSMV, so a Florida Highway Patrol crash report is available through the statewide Florida Crash Portal. City police departments and county sheriffs often use a different channel, either their own records portal or LexisNexis BuyCrash. The investigating agency named on your paperwork tells you which system holds the report.

• Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) investigated: the report goes to the statewide FLHSMV Florida Crash Portal.
• A city police department investigated: the report is usually released through that department's records portal or LexisNexis BuyCrash.
• A county sheriff's office investigated: the report is usually released through the sheriff's portal or LexisNexis BuyCrash.

The investigating agency's name appears on the crash-report exchange card the officer gave you at the scene, and that card usually lists the report or case number you enter in the portal. To find the exact channel and a working link for that agency, use the Florida crash report directory, which lists each Florida agency and how it releases reports. If you are weighing where to buy, how BuyCrash, Crashdocs, and state portals differ explains each channel and its fee.

How do you look up a Florida accident report by name or date?

You can look up a Florida accident report by an involved driver's name and the crash date when you do not have the report number. The Florida Crash Portal and most agency systems accept a name-plus-date search. A name search returns fewer exact matches than a report-number search, so the number is faster when you have it.

The phrase "Florida crash portal number" means the report or case number printed on the crash report or the officer's card, not a phone number to call. That number, sometimes labeled the report number or the case number, is the primary field the portal uses to locate your record.

• By report or case number: the most exact match, taken from the officer's card.
• By an involved driver's name and the crash date: used when the number is unknown.
• By county and date: narrows the results when a name returns several records.

Some agency systems also accept a driver license number or a vehicle plate to help narrow a search. If a name search returns nothing, the report may not be filed yet, or a different agency may hold it. Confirm the county and the responding agency, then search that agency's channel.

What if your Florida crash report isn't in the portal yet?

If your Florida accident report is not in the portal yet, it is likely still being written. Long-form reports are due within 10 days of the crash under Fla. Stat. 316.066(1). After the officer files the report, it usually appears online within one to two days, so the full wait runs from a few days up to about two weeks.

Recheck the portal after the 10-day filing window closes. If the report still is not there after two weeks, contact the investigating agency's records division to confirm the report was filed and to ask which channel releases it. Once the report is available and you purchase it online, download it within 48 hours, because the portal keeps a purchased report available only for that period.

Next step: find your Florida agency's report channel

Match your crash to the agency that investigated it, then go straight to that agency's channel. The Florida agency directory lists every Florida agency and the exact portal or link that releases its reports. If your crash happened in another state, the process differs; see getting a Texas crash report through TxDOT CRIS for a state-by-state comparison.