Texas Administrative Code
Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 25 - TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
Subchapter O - CRASH RECORDS INFORMATION SYSTEM
Section 25.977 - Reporting by Investigating Officers

Universal Citation: 43 TX Admin Code § 25.977

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) A law enforcement officer who investigates a motor vehicle crash shall submit a crash record report within 10 days of the accident on a form prescribed by the department if the crash resulted in:

(1) injury to or death of a person;

(2) $1000 or more of property damage to the property of any one person.

(b) The crash record report form must include:

(1) information about the crash;

(2) information about all vehicles involved in the crash;

(3) information about each person involved in the crash; and

(4) other factors necessary for the department to comply with state and federal reporting requirements.

(c) The department has developed Form CR-3, Texas Peace Officer's Crash Report, to satisfy the requirements of subsection (b) of this section. Investigating officers must file Form CR-3 through a web-based format beginning September 1, 2019.

(d) The forms are available through the department's website at http://www.txdot.gov.

(e) Incomplete or inaccurate crash reports, with the exception of location information as described in § 25.974(b) of this subchapter (relating to Officer Accident Report Modifications), will be returned to the originating law enforcement agency for correction.

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