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How to get an Alaska crash report

Copies come from Alaska Department of Public Safety (Alaska State Troopers) public records portal; Alaska DMV for copies of crash forms drivers submitted. Request one at dpsalaska.justfoia.com. DPS: most requests for police reports have no cost (video, photo or audio is $36.49 per request). DMV copy of a previously submitted driver report: $10.

Checked against the official pages on October 2, 2026

The statewide copy

Who has it	Alaska Department of Public Safety (Alaska State Troopers) public records portal; Alaska DMV for copies of crash forms drivers submitted
Where to request it	dpsalaska.justfoia.com
Covers	Alaska State Trooper collision reports only. DPS does not hold local police department reports. The DMV holds the 12-209 self-reports drivers submitted.
Cost	DPS: most requests for police reports have no cost (video, photo or audio is $36.49 per request). DMV copy of a previously submitted driver report: $10.
What you need	A request form with "enough detail to allow the assigned employee to locate the specific records being requested." DMV copies need a signed DMV form 440 sent to doa.dmv.ads@alaska.gov.
Who can get a copy	DPS handles it as a public records request and its page does not limit who may ask. DMV copies are for the person who submitted the report ("for your records").
By mail	DMV form 440 is emailed to doa.dmv.ads@alaska.gov; DMV then emails an invoice for the $10 fee. (Phone (907) 269-5551.)

Reports taken by city police or a sheriff

Reports taken by city police (for example the Anchorage Police Department) are requested from that department's records unit; APD lists "Request - Online Collision Report" and a records line at 786-8600 ext 1.

The form: 12-209

Officers in Alaska write crash reports on the Alaska Motor Vehicle Crash Form (driver self-report) (12-209). Most boxes on it hold numeric codes for things like contributing factors, injuries and road conditions.

Your own report to the state

Yes, in some cases: driver of a vehicle in an accident with bodily injury or death, or total property damage to an apparent extent of $2,000 or more, unless a peace officer investigated the accident. Deadline: 10 days after the accident (Certificate of Insurance within 15 days). Form 12-209, filed with Alaska Department of Administration (DMV), and the local police department if the accident is in a municipality. (AS 28.35.080(b))

When you must call the police

Immediately, if anyone is hurt or killed or total damage appears to be $2,000 or more (AS 28.35.080(a))

After you have the report

Alaska gives you two years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070(a)(2)). Every Alaska deadline and fault rule.

Alaska is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, through their liability insurance, pays for the injuries and damage.

347 people died in crashes in Alaska from 2020 to 2024 (NHTSA FARS). See the record for your county.

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A filing date and a rough value range for Alaska. Both take under a minute.

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Questions

How much does an Alaska crash report cost?

DPS: most requests for police reports have no cost (video, photo or audio is $36.49 per request). DMV copy of a previously submitted driver report: $10., from Alaska Department of Public Safety (Alaska State Troopers) public records portal; Alaska DMV for copies of crash forms drivers submitted. Reports taken by a city police department or sheriff may be priced differently by that agency.

Are Alaska crash reports public?

DPS handles it as a public records request and its page does not limit who may ask. DMV copies are for the person who submitted the report ("for your records").

Do I have to file my own crash report in Alaska?

Sources

Statewide crash reports: dps.alaska.gov/newsroom/request-dps-records/
DPS: "DPS public records could include Alaska State Trooper Incident Reports, Body-Worn Camera Footage, State Trooper Collision Reports, etc. DPS does not possess the records of local police departments or federal law enforcement agencies." "Most requests for police reports have no cost and most video, photo, or audio requests are charged $36.49 per request." DMV: "Requests for copies of previously submitted reports for your records must be made in writing to the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Drivers Services using DMV form 440." "Submit your signed form 440 by e-mail at doa.dmv.ads@alaska.…
Request portal: dpsalaska.justfoia.com/publicportal/home/newrequest
Local police and sheriff reports: www.anchoragepolice.com/request-police-records
Driver report duty (AS 28.35.080(b)): www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=28.35.080&secEnd=28.35.080
"The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of a person or total property damage to an apparent extent of $2,000 or more shall, within 10 days after the accident, forward a written or electronic report of the accident to the Department of Administration and to the local police department if the accident occurs within a municipality. A report is not required under this subsection if the accident is investigated by a peace officer." DMV: "Crash forms are required within 10 days and Certificate of Insurance within 15 days of the crash date."
When to call police (AS 28.35.080(a)): www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=28.35.080&secEnd=28.35.080
"The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of a person or total property damage to an apparent extent of $2,000 or more shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice of the accident to the local police department if the accident occurs within a municipality, otherwise to the Department of Public Safety."

Read October 2, 2026. Laws and fees change; the linked page is the authority.