2013 Oregon Driver Manual - Oregon Department of Transportation

• File a report. Oregon law requires you to fi le an accident report with
DMV if:
– Damage to the vehicle you were driving is over $1,500;
– Damage to property other than a vehicle is over $1,500;
– Damage to any vehicle is greater than $1,500 and any vehicle is
towed from the scene due to damage from the crash;
– There is injury or death resulting from the crash;
– You are the owner of a vehicle involved in a reportable crash and
the driver fails to report the crash.
You must make the report within 72 hours. If you do not report a crash
when required to do so, your driving privileges will be suspended.
Removing Your Vehicle from a Crash Site
If you are involved in a crash or collision on a roadway, you have no
injury, and your vehicle is operable, move your vehicle off the roadway
to a nearby location if it is safe to do so. This helps to minimize the
obstruction of traffi c and you will avoid being cited for failure to remove
your motor vehicle.
Reporting Crashes
A police report does not replace your requirement to fi le a personal
report with DMV. You must fi ll out an Oregon Traffi c Accident and
Insurance Report and return it to DMV, even if a police offi cer fi les a report.
You can obtain the report online at www.odot.state.or.us/forms/dmv/32.pdf or
from any DMV offi ce. Be as accurate as you can. Give as much information
as you can about where, when, and how the crash happened.
If you are the driver or owner of a vehicle in a crash that must be
reported, your report must show the name of your liability insurance
company and the policy number. The insurance coverage reported is
checked by DMV with the insurance company shown on the report.
If you did not have liability insurance at the time of the crash, your
driving privileges will be suspended for one year. After that, you will be
under the future fi nancial responsibility law for three years (See Page 104).
A suspension and insurance fi ling is required, even if you were not at fault
in the crash. The same applies if DMV receives the information from an
insurance company or agent. Insurance companies must tell DMV about
any crash where they have reason to believe a driver is uninsured. This
law applies even if the damage is $1,500 or less.
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