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How to get an Idaho crash report
Copies come from Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), Office of Highway Safety. Request one at apps.itd.idaho.gov. Cost: $7.00 per report plus an Idaho.gov transaction fee. Usually ready "It will take a few weeks for a new report to become available online. It may take much longer depending on the law enforcement agency involved.".
Checked against the official pages on October 2, 2026
The statewide copy
| Who has it | Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), Office of Highway Safety |
|---|---|
| Where to request it | apps.itd.idaho.gov |
| Covers | Reports in Idaho's statewide collision database, which ITD's Office of Highway Safety maintains (all law enforcement agencies send reports to ITD under Idaho Code 49-1306) |
| Cost | $7.00 per report plus an Idaho.gov transaction fee |
| Usually ready | "It will take a few weeks for a new report to become available online. It may take much longer depending on the law enforcement agency involved." |
| Who can get a copy | Anyone: "Crash reports are available to the general public." |
| By mail | If the report is not found online, send a request to ITD Office of Highway Safety, PO Box 7129, Boise, ID 83707; ohsweb@itd.idaho.gov; (208) 334-8000. |
Reports taken by city police or a sheriff
Every officer's written report goes to ITD within 24 hours of finishing the investigation (Idaho Code 49-1306(1)), so city and county reports are in the same ITD database; the investigating police department may also release its own copy.
The form
Officers in Idaho write crash reports on the Idaho traffic accident report (form approved by ITD). Most boxes on it hold numeric codes for things like contributing factors, injuries and road conditions.
When you must call the police
Immediately, if anyone is injured or killed or damage to any one person's property is over $1,500 (Idaho Code 49-1305(1))
After you have the report
Idaho gives you two years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Idaho Code § 5-219(4)). Every Idaho deadline and fault rule.
Idaho is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, through their liability insurance, pays for the injuries and damage.
1,215 people died in crashes in Idaho from 2020 to 2024 (NHTSA FARS). See the record for your county.
Check your deadline and a rough claim range
A filing date and a rough value range for Idaho. Both take under a minute.
Questions
How much does an Idaho crash report cost?
$7.00 per report plus an Idaho.gov transaction fee, from Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), Office of Highway Safety. Reports taken by a city police department or sheriff may be priced differently by that agency.
How long does it take to get a crash report in Idaho?
Usually "It will take a few weeks for a new report to become available online. It may take much longer depending on the law enforcement agency involved.". The officer has to finish and submit the report before it can be sold.
Are Idaho crash reports public?
Anyone: "Crash reports are available to the general public."
Sources
- Statewide crash reports: itd.idaho.gov/service/order-a-crash-report/
ITD: "Crash reports are available to the general public. The charge is $7.00 plus transaction fee." "In accordance with Idaho Code, the Office of Highway Safety (OHS) charges $7 for each copy of a crash report, if applicable." Portal: "The price for a PDF of one report is $7.00 + transaction fees through Idaho.gov." "It will take a few weeks for a new report to become available online. It may take much longer depending on the law enforcement agency involved." "A purchased report may be downloaded for up to 7 days." Idaho Code 49-1306(2): written reports from officers "shall not be privileged o…
- Request portal: apps.itd.idaho.gov/apps/HWY_CrashReports
- Local police and sheriff reports: legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/statutesrules/idstat/Title49/T49CH13.pd
- Driver report duty (Idaho Code 49-1306(1)): legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/statutesrules/idstat/Title49/T49CH13.pd
"Every law enforcement officer, who in the regular course of duty investigates a motor vehicle accident, either at the time of and at the scene of the accident, or thereafter by interviewing participants or witnesses, shall within twenty-four (24) hours after completing the investigation forward a written report of the accident to the department."
- When to call police (Idaho Code 49-1305(1)): legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title49/t49ch13/sect49-1305/
"The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or damage to the property of any one (1) person in excess of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of the accident to the local police department if the accident occurs within a city, otherwise to the office of the county sheriff or the nearest office of the state police."
Read October 2, 2026. Laws and fees change; the linked page is the authority.