As set forth under the provisions of 55-12-104, T.C.A., you must file, or have filed in your behalf, a personal report with the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, if you were involved in an automobile crash as an owner or driver involving death or injury, or in which damage to property was in excess of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to any person involved OR if an accident results in damage to state or local government property in excess of four hundred dollars ($400). This report is required regardless of who was at fault and in addition to any report filed by an investigating officer.
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND
HOMELAND SECURITY OWNER / DRIVER REPORT
Download the OWNER/DRIVER ACCIDENT REPORT FORM here.
Failure to file a personal crash report with the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security may result in the suspension of driver license and registrations or nonresident operating privileges of any person involved in a crash.
Your report must be submitted to the Department within twenty (20) days from the crash. You can satisfy this requirement by clicking DOWNLOAD THE OWNER/DRIVER ACCIDENT REPORT FORM.
Click on the link, which will open the document in your browser. Then you can fill it out right on the screen with your keyboard. Once it is completed, print it out, sign it, and mail it in to the address below. You can also print a copy for yourself or save it on your computer.
Tennessee Department of Safety
and Homeland Security
P.O. Box 945
Nashville, TN 37202
If you have any questions, please call toll-free (866) 903-7357 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (615) 532-2281. Thank you for your cooperation.
Tennessee Department of Homeland Security
