Crash Portal

Once a Long Form or Short Form crash has transmitted to FLHSMV, it will be available for purchase on the Florida Crash Portal after 48 hours.

TraCS does not post crashes to the portal.   We have no control over it or special access to it.   TraCS transmits accepted Long and Short Form crashes and Updates to HSMV and they post them to the portal.

With the passing of Senate Bill 1614 (SB 1614) in March 2023, the State implemented strict rules as to who may obtain copies of crash reports that are less than 60 days old.   See FSS 316.066(2)(b) or the FLHSMV Important Information page for details.

If a citizen or other requesting party is stating that a crash is not in the portal, check the following:

Is the crash a long Long Form (L) or Short Form (S) crash or an Update (U)?   Driver Exchange (D) crashes do not transmit.

Is the crash in Submitted status?   If not, it has not transmitted to the state.

Check the submission date.   If the submission date is within the past two days, it is too soon for the crash to be posted to the portal.   Allow at least 48 hours after the submission date for it to post.   For proof that crashes are submitting to HSMV, refer to the Daily E-Crash Load Report that is sent to the agency.

If the crash is a Long Form, Short Form, or Update in Submitted status and the submission date is more than 2 days ago, the reason it's not showing on the portal may be one of the following:

The requestor has the wrong agency case number or HSMV crash number.

The requestor does not meet the statutory exceptions to obtain a crash that is less than 60 days old.

The requestor is not providing the proper proof of eligibility to obtain a crash that is less than 60 days old.

Per HSMV, "Crash reports sold prior to or during this timeframe can only be sold to those individuals who meet one of the exceptions required by statute. A purchaser must disclose the exemption on the webpage and provide their driver license number. Additionally, requestors must perform an attestation and, if false information is provided, the requestor faces the penalty of perjury."

Any inquiries regarding SB 1614, FSS 316.066(2)(b), or the crash portal should be directed to HSMV by emailing crashrecords@flhsmv.gov.