How to Fill Out the Oregon Traffic Crash and Insurance Report (Form 735-0032)

After a crash in Oregon, you have 72 hours to file an Oregon Traffic Collision and Insurance Report with the DMV using Form 735-0032. The report is required whenever someone was injured or killed, any vehicle took more than $2,500 in damage, any vehicle was towed from the scene, or non-vehicle property damage exceeded $2,500. You can submit it online through the DMV2U portal, by mail to the Crash Reporting Unit in Salem, or in person at any DMV field office. This obligation is yours even if police responded and wrote their own report.

When You Have to File

Oregon law requires a driver’s report when any of the following is true:

Any person was injured or killed.
Any vehicle sustained more than $2,500 in damage.
Any vehicle involved was towed from the scene, and any vehicle has more than $2,500 in damage.
You damaged someone else’s property (a fence, guardrail, mailbox, or similar) worth more than $2,500.

The $2,500 threshold is measured on a single vehicle, not combined across the crash. If your car alone took $3,000 in damage and nothing else triggers a report, you still have to file.¹ And when any vehicle is towed away, every driver involved has to file, not only the driver whose car left on the hook.²

A police report at the scene does not substitute for your filing. If injuries prevent you from meeting the 72-hour deadline, submit as soon as you reasonably can afterward.²

What to Gather Before You Start

Pull everything together before opening the form so you aren’t leaving blanks that bring a follow-up letter from the DMV. You’ll want:

Your driver license number and date of birth.
Your plate number, vehicle year, make, model, and VIN (the 17-character number on a plate at the base of the windshield or on your registration card).
Your insurance company name and policy number. The form asks for the company’s name, not your agent’s.
The other driver’s name, license number, address, date of birth, and their vehicle and insurance information.
Vehicle owner information if any vehicle was a rental or borrowed.
Names and contact information for witnesses.
Names of passengers and whether any were injured.

If the other driver gave you partial information at the scene, fill in what you have and note what you couldn’t obtain.

How to Fill Out Form 735-0032

The form is a fillable PDF on the Oregon DMV website and is also available on paper at any DMV field office.³ It runs four pages.

Sections 1 and 2: Crash Location and Your Information

Section 1 wants the date, time, and exact location of the collision. Give the nearest intersection or mile marker and the county. Section 2 captures your name, license number, date of birth, address, vehicle details, and insurance. If your mailing address differs from where you live, list both.⁴

Section 3: Driving Circumstances

This is a block of yes-or-no checkboxes about the trip: commercial use, emergency vehicle status, work zone, police presence. Answer each honestly. The DMV and insurers cross-reference your answers against the police report on file.

Section 4: The Other Driver

Fill in the other driver’s name, license number, date of birth, address, vehicle owner information, and insurance details. For crashes involving three or more vehicles, add Form 735-0032B (Supplemental Report), which carries the same fields for vehicles three through seven.⁴

Section 5: Your Written Description

Describe what happened in your own words. Stay with facts: your direction of travel, what you saw, what you did, and how the vehicles made contact. Don’t speculate about the other driver’s intent or admit fault. This statement becomes part of the official record and insurers will read it.

Page 4: Diagram, Injuries, and Conditions

The last page is where most people slow down. Sketch the road layout in the diagram box, number each vehicle, and draw arrows showing paths and directions. Mark pedestrians or bicyclists with an X and show fixed objects like poles or barriers. Then fill in weather, road surface, lighting, and injury codes for each occupant using the code tables printed at the bottom of the page.⁴

Sign and date the form. An unsigned report comes back to you.

How to Submit the Report

Online Through DMV2U

The quickest route is the online portal at dmv2u.oregon.gov. You need an Oregon license, permit, or ID number to access it. The portal walks through the same fields as the paper form. Save or print a copy of the submission before you close the browser.²

By Mail

Mail the completed paper form to:

DMV Crash Reporting Unit
1905 Lana Ave NE
Salem, Oregon 97314

If you’re close to the 72-hour deadline, send it certified so you have proof of the mailing date.⁴

In Person

Drop the form at any Oregon DMV field office during business hours. The office forwards it to the Crash Reporting Unit.

Only send one report per collision. Each report filed creates a separate entry on your driving record. If you need to correct or add information, use the Supplemental Report (Form 735-0032B) rather than resubmitting the main form.²

What the DMV Does With Your Report

Once the report arrives, the DMV verifies your insurance against its computerized record of auto coverage, which insurers must report electronically.⁵ If the information doesn’t match, or the DMV can’t confirm you were covered on the crash date, you’ll get a notice asking you to verify compliance with Oregon’s financial responsibility requirements. You have 30 days from the date of that notice to respond.⁶

Anyone who files a report can request a free Certificate of Filing as proof the legal obligation was met. Ask for it when you file or afterward.⁷

Penalties for Not Filing

Under ORS 811.725, failing to submit a required collision report is a Class B traffic violation.⁸ The DMV is also required to issue a notice of suspension against your driving privileges when you don’t file.²

The same statute requires proof that you had insurance at the time of the crash. Failing to prove financial responsibility within 72 hours is a separate Class B traffic violation.⁸

If You Were Uninsured When the Crash Happened

Drivers who were uninsured at the time of the collision face extra consequences. As of January 1, 2026, the DMV no longer imposes a mandatory one-year license suspension for uninsured drivers involved in accidents; Senate Bill 840 removed that penalty. The DMV still requires a three-year SR-22 filing from uninsured drivers involved in crashes. An SR-22 is a certificate your insurance company files directly with the DMV showing you carry at least Oregon’s minimum required coverage. If you don’t obtain and keep the SR-22, the DMV will suspend your driving privileges until you do.⁹

If a financial responsibility verification notice arrives and you don’t respond within 30 days, or your response shows you weren’t insured, the DMV will suspend your license.⁶

Getting the Report Later

Oregon does not release copies of the report you filed. The DMV can provide a certified letter with the key information from it: identities of drivers, owners, and occupants; vehicle registration numbers; insurance details; and witness names. The letter costs $12.50, charged even if no record is found. A police crash report, which is the officer’s separate document, is $8.50 through the same records office.⁷

Commercial Vehicles

If the crash involved a commercial motor vehicle and resulted in a fatality, an injury treated away from the scene, or a tow due to disabling damage, you have an additional filing. Oregon Administrative Rule requires Form 735-9229 (Motor Carrier Collision Report) within 30 days of the collision, on top of the standard 72-hour report.⁴

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Oregon Revised Statutes. Oregon Code 811.720 – When Accident Must Be Reported to Department of Transportation
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Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services. Collision Reporting and Responsibilities
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Oregon Department of Transportation. Oregon Traffic Collision and Insurance Report
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Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services. Information for Insurance Companies
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Oregon Secretary of State. OAR 735-050-0080 – Financial Responsibility Verification Program
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Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services. Available DMV Records and Fees
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Oregon Revised Statutes. Oregon Code 811.725 – Driver Failure to Report Accident to Department of Transportation
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Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. DMV Notice – Senate Bill 840 Insurance Provisions