Virginia Crash Reporting Rules
When you must file a written crash report, the deadline, and which agency receives it.
- Damage threshold for required reporting ($)
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$3,000
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 3: Safe Driving, Traffic Crashes, p. 25
- Deadline to file written report (days)
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1 (24 hours) for unattended-property crashes; report attended crashes to police 'as quickly as possible'
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 3: Safe Driving, Traffic Crashes, p. 25
- Where to file
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police (law enforcement files the written report with DMV)
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 3: Safe Driving, Traffic Crashes, p. 25
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