The Florida Driver Exchange of Information form is a free, one-page document from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles that two drivers use at a crash scene to record each other’s names, addresses, license numbers, vehicle details, and insurance information on a single sheet.1Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Driver Exchange of Information You can download it from the FLHSMV website and keep a copy in your glove box. Officers sometimes hand it out when a crash is too minor to require a full police report. The form itself is not filed with the state. It stays with you and goes to your insurance company.
What the Form Asks For
The sheet has parallel blocks for each driver so you can fill in your details and the other driver fills in theirs. Each block covers:1Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Driver Exchange of Information
- Driver’s full name, address, home and business phone numbers, and driver’s license number with issuing state.
- Vehicle owner’s name, address, and phone numbers, if the driver is not the owner. This matters for rental cars, company vehicles, and borrowed cars.
- Vehicle year, make, and license plate number with issuing state.
- Insurance company name and policy number.
- Street location, city, time, and date of the crash.
- Names and addresses for up to three witnesses.
- Investigating officer’s name, badge number, department, whether a formal crash report was completed, and whether a citation was issued.
A few fields drivers often expect are not on the form: there is no space for the VIN, no driver’s license expiration date, and no insurance policy effective date. Policy number and insurer name are all it asks for on the coverage side. Write legibly. Your insurance adjuster will read this to open a claim, and a single wrong digit on a policy ID can hold things up for weeks.
What Florida Law Requires You to Share
The form is a convenience. The underlying legal duty exists whether or not the form is in your hand. Under Florida Statute 316.062, every driver involved in a crash must give the other driver, any injured person, or a responding officer their name, address, and vehicle registration number, and must show their driver’s license on request.2The Florida Legislature. Florida Code 316.062 – Duty to Give Information and Render Aid If anyone is injured, you also have to provide reasonable help, such as arranging transportation to a hospital when treatment is clearly needed or requested.
A driver who remains at the scene but refuses to share this information commits a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation.2The Florida Legislature. Florida Code 316.062 – Duty to Give Information and Render Aid
When the Exchange Form Is Enough
Florida handles crash documentation in tiers. A law enforcement officer must complete a Long Form crash report when the crash involves any injury, death, pain complaints, a DUI arrest, a vehicle that needs a tow, or a commercial motor vehicle.3Florida Senate. Florida Code 316.066 – Written Reports of Crashes In those cases the officer handles the paperwork, but you should still collect the other driver’s information yourself as a backup.
For crashes that do not meet any of those triggers, such as a parking lot bump or a low-speed rear-end tap with no injuries, the responding officer may complete a short-form report or simply hand both drivers the exchange form to fill in themselves.3Florida Senate. Florida Code 316.066 – Written Reports of Crashes At that point the exchange form becomes the primary record of the incident for insurance purposes.
You are required to notify local police, the county sheriff, or the nearest Florida Highway Patrol office by the quickest means available if property damage appears to be at least $500.4The Florida Legislature. Florida Code 316.065 – Crashes, Reports, Penalties For damage clearly below that, such as a scuffed bumper or cracked taillight, you and the other driver can exchange information and go on your way without calling law enforcement.
What to Do at the Scene
Photograph the other driver’s license and insurance card with your phone instead of copying everything by hand. Handwritten digits in a stressful moment get transposed easily. Photograph the other vehicle’s license plate too.
Take wider shots of the damage to both vehicles, any skid marks, nearby traffic signs, and the overall layout of the road or intersection. These photos are not part of the exchange form, but they are the single most useful record you can bring to your insurance claim or any later dispute about how the crash happened.
If the other driver will not cooperate, stay calm and call law enforcement. Do not chase, confront, or block them in. An officer can compel the exchange or document the refusal. Write down the plate number, vehicle color and make, and a physical description of the driver, and give that to the responding officer.
If No Officer Investigated: The 10-Day Self-Report
The exchange form stays in your hands. It does not go to Tallahassee. But if no law enforcement officer investigated the crash and there was vehicle or property damage, Florida law requires you to file a separate Driver Report of Traffic Crash (HSMV 90011S) with FLHSMV within 10 days.3Florida Senate. Florida Code 316.066 – Written Reports of Crashes There is no minimum dollar threshold for the self-report obligation itself.
Download HSMV 90011S from the FLHSMV website, fill it in, sign it, and either email it to SelfReportCrashes@flhsmv.gov or mail it to FLHSMV Crash Records, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, MS 28, Tallahassee, FL 32399.5Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Traffic Crash Reports Keep a copy for your records and your insurer.
Call Your Insurance Company
Filing the state self-report does not notify your insurer. Those are separate obligations. Most auto policies require you to report a crash as soon as reasonably possible, and the exact window depends on your policy language. Some policies allow up to 30 days, but waiting is risky. An insurer can deny a claim if you miss the deadline in your policy, even when you filed everything with the state on time. Call your insurer the same day when possible, with the completed exchange form in front of you so you can relay the other driver’s information accurately.