Alaska · Reporting a crash · Updated Oct 2026

Reporting a car accident in Alaska: police, state report and crash report copies

When to call the police or file your own report, and how to get the crash report.

Short answer

Call police right away by the quickest means if anyone is hurt or killed, or total property damage looks like $2,000 or more. In those same crashes, you must also send a written or electronic crash report to the Alaska Department of Administration (Division of Motor Vehicles), and to the local police if the crash was inside a city, within 10 days.

Damage that requires a report
$2,000
Your own report is due within
10 days
Law
AS 28.35.080

When to call the police in Alaska

Always stop and help anyone who is hurt. Leaving the scene of a crash is a crime in every state.

When to call the police
Call police right away by the quickest means if anyone is hurt or killed, or total property damage looks like $2,000 or more. Inside a city, call the local police; outside a city, call the Alaska Department of Public Safety (State Troopers).
Damage amount
$2,000
Law
AS 28.35.080; AS 28.22.021, 28.22.031
Official text
Read the official text

Your own report to the state in Alaska

Your own report
In those same crashes, you must also send a written or electronic crash report to the Alaska Department of Administration (Division of Motor Vehicles), and to the local police if the crash was inside a city, within 10 days. You do not need to file it if a peace officer investigated the crash. Separately, if anyone was hurt or property damage was over $501, you must be able to prove to the DMV within 15 days that you had insurance (AS 28.22.021, 28.22.031).
Deadline for your report
10 days

How to get a copy of the crash report in Alaska

  • Ask the police agency that investigated the crash (city police, or the Alaska State Troopers / Department of Public Safety outside cities) for a copy.

Our data shows no confirmed online way to order crash reports in Alaska, so you can ask the agency by mail with our free request letter.

Step by step after a crash in Alaska

  1. Stop, help anyone who is hurt and call 911 if needed. Leaving the scene of a crash is a crime.
  2. Call the police when Alaska law requires it. Call police right away by the quickest means if anyone is hurt or killed, or total property damage looks like $2,000 or more.
  3. File your own report if the rule applies to you. In those same crashes, you must also send a written or electronic crash report to the Alaska Department of Administration (Division of Motor Vehicles), and to the local police if the crash was inside a city, within 10 days.
  4. Exchange names, licenses, plates and insurance details, and take photos.
  5. Get a copy of the crash report. Ask the police agency that investigated the crash (city police, or the Alaska State Troopers / Department of Public Safety outside cities) for a copy.
  6. Tell your insurer and keep the report or case number.

Free help in Alaska

Questions about reporting a crash in Alaska

When do you have to call the police after a car accident in Alaska?

Call police right away by the quickest means if anyone is hurt or killed, or total property damage looks like $2,000 or more. Inside a city, call the local police; outside a city, call the Alaska Department of Public Safety (State Troopers).

How much damage has to be reported in Alaska?

Call police right away by the quickest means if anyone is hurt or killed, or total property damage looks like $2,000 or more. Separately, if anyone was hurt or property damage was over $501, you must be able to prove to the DMV within 15 days that you had insurance (AS 28.22.021, 28.22.031).

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

In those same crashes, you must also send a written or electronic crash report to the Alaska Department of Administration (Division of Motor Vehicles), and to the local police if the crash was inside a city, within 10 days. You do not need to file it if a peace officer investigated the crash. Separately, if anyone was hurt or property damage was over $501, you must be able to prove to the DMV within 15 days that you had insurance (AS 28.22.021, 28.22.031).

How do I get a copy of a crash report in Alaska?

Ask the police agency that investigated the crash (city police, or the Alaska State Troopers / Department of Public Safety outside cities) for a copy.

What is the deadline for an accident report in Alaska?

In those same crashes, you must also send a written or electronic crash report to the Alaska Department of Administration (Division of Motor Vehicles), and to the local police if the crash was inside a city, within 10 days.

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Last checked: Oct 24, 2026.