Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 9-26-2-2 (2026)

Accident reports

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Sec. 2. (a) A law enforcement officer shall forward a written report of each accident investigated under section 1 of this chapter to the state police department within twenty-four (24) hours after completing the investigation. The report must contain, if possible, the following information:

(1) The name and address of the owner and operator of each vehicle involved in the accident.

(2) The license number and description of each vehicle involved in the accident.

(3) The time and place the accident occurred.

(4) The name and address of each person injured or killed in the accident.

(5) The name and address of each witness to the accident.

(6) Whether the law enforcement officer has a reasonable belief that a driver's medical impairment may have contributed to the accident.

(b) A law enforcement officer and a law enforcement agency are not civilly or criminally liable for any damages related to whether a law enforcement officer identifies or fails to identify whether a driver's medical impairment may have contributed to an accident under subsection (a)(6).

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-3-1-2; 9-3-1-3 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.227-2025, SEC.38.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2017 · leading case: Moore v. State, 723 N.E.2d 442 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000).

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Moore v. State, 723 N.E.2d 442 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “” Ind.Code § 9-26-2-2. However, the mere fact that officers have a duty to fill out accident reports does not negate the fact that Moore was *450 not free to go.”

Whitaker v. Appriss, Inc., 229 F. Supp. 3d 809 (N.D. Ind. 2017). “§ 9-26-2-2. The accident report isn’t confidential and is available for inspection and copying under Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act ("APRA”), Ind.”

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