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How to get a South Carolina crash report
Copies come from South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (Office of Financial Responsibility). Request one at dmv.sc.gov. The fee is not stated on the official page.
Checked against the official pages on October 2, 2026
The statewide copy
| Who has it | South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (Office of Financial Responsibility) |
|---|---|
| Where to request it | dmv.sc.gov |
| Covers | Collision reports (TR-310) that law enforcement agencies statewide forward to SCDMV; the official copy is available only after SCDMV has received and processed it |
| What you need | Online: your personal information to authenticate you, then information identifying the collision. By form FR-50 'Request for Copy of Collision Report' with as much collision information as possible, signed on both of the two copies |
| Who can get a copy | People involved in the collision ('If you were involved in a collision, you may request a copy'); others use a written FOIA-style request to the law enforcement agency stating the intended use (no commercial solicitation) |
| By mail | Two signed copies of Form FR-50 plus a check or money order for $10 (no cash) to SCDMV, Titles Mail-in Unit FR-50, PO Box 1498, Blythewood, SC 29016-0050; or take it to any SCDMV branch |
Reports taken by city police or a sheriff
Local police and sheriffs may release their own reports on a written request stating the requester's name, address and intended use (S.C. Code 56-5-1275), but SCDPS says requests for the TR-310 collision report must be made through SCDMV.
The form: TR-310
Officers in South Carolina write crash reports on the South Carolina Traffic Collision Report Form (officer's report) (TR-310). Most boxes on it hold numeric codes for things like contributing factors, injuries and road conditions. The state publishes the key to those codes:
After you have the report
South Carolina gives you three years to file a personal injury lawsuit (S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-530(5)). Every South Carolina deadline and fault rule.
South Carolina is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, through their liability insurance, pays for the injuries and damage.
5,443 people died in crashes in South Carolina 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 South Carolina. Both take under a minute.
Questions
Are South Carolina crash reports public?
People involved in the collision ('If you were involved in a collision, you may request a copy'); others use a written FOIA-style request to the law enforcement agency stating the intended use (no commercial solicitation)
Sources
- Statewide crash reports: dmv.sc.gov/vehicle-owners/collision-reports
If you were involved in a collision, you may request a copy of the collision report online or by completing the Request for Copy of Collision Report (SCDMV Form FR-50) and taking it to any SCDMV branch office or mailing it to the address on the form. | You will only be able to receive an official copy of a collision report if the official copy is available. The official copy will not be available until it has been received and processed by the SCDMV. | mail two copies of it and a check or money order for $10 (do not mail cash) | FR-50: The request fee is $10.00 per report.
- Local police and sheriff reports: scdps.sc.gov/foia
- TR-310 codes: scdps.sc.gov/sites/scdps/files/Documents/forms/TR-310%20Report%20Manual%20Revise
- Driver report duty (S.C. Code 56-5-1270): www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c005.php
The operator or owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent of one thousand dollars or more which was not investigated by a law enforcement officer, within fifteen days after the accident, shall forward a written report and verification of liability insurance coverage of the accident to the Department of Motor Vehicles
- When to call police (S.C. Code 56-5-1260): www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c005.php
The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person shall immediately by the quickest means of communication, whether oral or written, give notice of such accident to the local police department if such accident occurs within a municipality, otherwise to the office of the county sheriff or the nearest office of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Read October 2, 2026. Laws and fees change; the linked page is the authority.