How To Get A Vermont Car Accident Report
Vermont State Police directs requests for motor-vehicle crash reports to DMV. Other police records and the operator’s own filing use different procedures.
Sources Checked October 4, 2026 General Information
Choose The Record You Actually Need
A Vermont crash file can contain the police report, an individual operator’s report and additional investigative material. These documents have different purposes. Before ordering, ask the insurer or other requester to identify the exact document it needs. Write that name on your checklist so a request for one product is not mistaken for completion of every records task.
The Vermont State Police records page directs crash-report requests to the Department of Motor Vehicles. VSP maintains a separate process for other police records. Start with that distinction even if a state trooper investigated the collision. The fact that VSP responded does not mean its general police-report order is the correct way to obtain the DMV crash-report copy.
Use The Current DMV Request Form
Download DMV Form VG-116 from the government site. The version retrieved for this guide is dated June 2026 and lists a certified police crash report at $22 and a certified individual crash report at $15. These are separate selections. Review the current form before paying rather than relying on the date or fee shown in an older search result.
The form requires completion of applicable sections on both sides, proof of identification and a signature on the reverse. It also addresses the authorized use of the information and supporting documentation. Read the category descriptions carefully and select only the one that accurately applies. If uncertain about the required documents, use DMV’s listed contact route before mailing an incomplete packet.
Prepare The Identifying Information
Gather the crash date, location, involved names, vehicle details and case number. Keep a copy of the officer’s exchange sheet with the request. If you lack a VSP case number, the state police instructions direct you to the barracks that handled the matter. Distinguish that number from an insurance claim number or a tow invoice number.
Describe the requested information specifically and state its intended use accurately. If someone will receive the record on your behalf, verify the mailing information and any needed authority. Make a copy of the complete request, including its reverse side and supporting documents, before sending it. Store identification copies securely rather than leaving them in a broadly accessible claim folder.
Check Mailing Details And Retain Proof
The VSP page directs crash-report requests to DMV’s Driver Improvement Unit at 120 State Street in Montpelier. Use the current DMV form and instructions to confirm the destination and payment details. Save the mailing record, the date sent and the amount enclosed. If you contact DMV later, those details help staff distinguish your submission from a new inquiry.
Do not treat an estimated availability period as a guarantee that your particular report has been completed or released. Ask about the record’s status if it remains unavailable, and record the agency’s explanation. An ongoing investigation, a search mismatch or a missing authorization presents a different follow-up task; keep those possibilities distinct rather than repeatedly submitting the same request without clarification.
Request Additional Investigative Material Separately
If you need photographs, audio, video or another police record, identify the agency holding that material and ask for its applicable process. The VSP records page lists separate record products and request information. A certified crash-report purchase should not be assumed to include the entire investigative file. Specify the item you want and ask whether any additional fee or review applies.
Preserve the agency’s response if material is unavailable, withheld or outside its custody. If the response includes an appeal procedure, read it promptly and seek assistance if needed. Record the date any denial or follow-up instruction reached you, along with its delivery method. Keep the original request scope with the answer, so you can tell whether the agency addressed the particular item or only a more general report request.
Keep Access Separate From Operator Reporting
DMV’s crash-reporting guidance describes a driver’s filing obligation for qualifying crashes. Requesting an existing police report is a different transaction. Keep any operator form you submitted and its delivery evidence in a separate folder. Do not wait for a purchased report before checking whether an independent filing task applies to you.
When the requested report arrives, verify the date, parties, vehicles and page count. Save the original unchanged and put questions or proposed corrections in a separate note. Ask the issuing agency how to address an apparent error; your annotation is not an official amendment. Record which version you supplied to an insurer and retain any later supplement alongside it. A simple index of received, pending and corrected records makes the file much easier to use.
Official Sources
These agency and legislative sources support the state-specific information above. Check the current agency instructions before making a request.
- Record RequestsVermont State Police
- Vermont DMV Record Request VG-116, June 2026Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles
- CrashesVermont Department of Motor Vehicles
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