§ 3751. Reports by police.
(a) General rule.--Every police department that investigates a vehicle accident for which a report must
be made as required in this subchapter and prepares a written report as a result of
an investigation either at the time and at the scene of the accident or thereafter
by interviewing the participants or witnesses shall, within 15 days of the accident,
forward an initial written report of the accident to the department. If the initial
report is not complete, a supplemental report shall be submitted at a later date.
(b) Furnishing copies of report.--
(1) Police departments shall, upon request, furnish a certified copy of the full report
of the police investigation of any vehicle accident to any person involved in the
accident, his attorney or insurer, and to the Federal Government, branches of the
military service, Commonwealth agencies, and to officials of political subdivisions
and to agencies of other states and nations and their political subdivisions.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the cost of furnishing a copy of a report under
this subsection shall not exceed $15.
(3) In a city of the first class, the cost of furnishing a copy of a report under this
subsection shall not exceed $25.
(4) The copy of the report shall not be admissible as evidence in any action for damages
or criminal proceedings arising out of a motor vehicle accident.
(5) Police departments may refuse to furnish the complete copy of investigation of the
vehicle accident whenever there are criminal charges pending against any persons involved
in the vehicle accident unless the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure require
the production of the documents.
(June 11, 1992, P.L.266, No.47, eff. 60 days; May 20, 1993, P.L.30, No.10, eff. 60
days; Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1667, No.211, eff. 60 days)
2004 Amendment. Act 211 amended subsec. (b).
1993 Amendment. Act 10 overlooked the amendment to subsec. (a) by Act 47 of 1992, but the amendments
do not conflict in substance and have both been given effect in setting forth the
text of subsec. (a).
Cross References. Section 3751 is referred to in sections 1535, 3745.1 of this title; section 1392 of
Title 53 (Municipalities Generally).
Notes of Decisions
Harris v. Philadelphia Facilities Mgmt. Corp., 106 A.3d 183 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2014).
· cites it 3× “5 Citing section 8751(b)(4) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3751(b)(4), 6 and Pa. R.E. 612, 7 the trial court next stated that *188 any cross-examination of Officer Caserío based on the police accident report was properly excluded because Officer Caserío did not author the…”
Ariondo v. MUNSEY, 553 A.2d 94 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1989).
· cites it 3× “5 *484 Second, DOT challenges the admission of the evidence of prior accidents 6 on the basis that it is confidential and inadmissible pursuant to 75 Pa. C. S. §§3751 and 3754. We disagree.”
Dep't of Transp. v. Off. of Open Records, 7 A.3d 329 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010).
“) The Department denied the Request for accident reports on the grounds that Section 3751 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3751, provides that police departments, alone, are authorized to disseminate accident reports; however, the Department did provide a crash history for the…”
Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp. v. Taylor, 746 A.2d 626 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000).
· cites it 2× “Reports submitted to the Department of Transportation pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 3751(a), pertaining to motor vehicle accidents that occurred during 1995 and 1996 on segments 20 through 30 and 21 through 31 of Ohio River Boulevard, State Route 65, which reports were used in the…”
Williams v. Commonwealth, 812 A.2d 736 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002).
“See Section 3751(a) of the Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3751(a) (police department "shall” forward written accident report to DOT).”
Commonwealth v. Hall, 744 A.2d 1287 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000).
· cites it 2× “The City of Pittsburgh, in turn, provided the records of its investigation to Penn-DOT consistent with the requirements of a reporting procedure mandated by statute.”
Clark v. King, 78 Pa. D. & C.4th 47 (2005).
· cites it 6× “Plaintiff was informed by the police department that he could obtain a copy of the report by complying with 75 Pa.C.S. §3751. Plaintiff refused to follow that procedure, specifically objecting to the $10 fee requested by the State College Police Department and filed the instant…”
Chebbani v. Shoemaker (E.D. Pa. 2023).
“Plaintiff objected to said evidence under 75 Pa. C.S. § 3751(b)(4), the Pennsylvania statute that precludes the use of police accident reports in a civil proceeding arising from an automobile accident.”
Rivera, L. v. Manzi, R. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015).
“75 Pa.C.S. § 3751(b)(4). Manzi cites no rule of law that permits a finder of fact to base judgment, summary or otherwise, upon inadmissible evidence.”
Werner v. IA Constr. Corp., 51 Pa. D. & C.4th 509 (2001).
“1 — PLAINTIFF’S ENTITLEMENT TO NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF INDIVIDUALS IN ACCIDENTS ALONG THE SUBJECT STRETCH OF ROAD THROUGH OBTAINING COPIES OF THE POLICE REPORTS Plaintiff is seeking police reports sent to PennDOT for record keeping pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. §§3751 and 3753.…”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3751(a) — 3 cases
Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp. v. Taylor, 746 A.2d 626 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2000).
“Reports submitted to the Department of Transportation pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 3751(a), pertaining to motor vehicle accidents that occurred during 1995 and 1996 on segments 20 through 30 and 21 through 31 of Ohio River Boulevard, State Route 65, which reports were used in the…”
Williams v. Commonwealth, 812 A.2d 736 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2002).
“See Section 3751(a) of the Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3751(a) (police department "shall” forward written accident report to DOT).”
Clark v. King, 78 Pa. D. & C.4th 47 (2005).
“Plaintiff was informed by the police department that he could obtain a copy of the report by complying with 75 Pa.C.S. §3751. Plaintiff refused to follow that procedure, specifically objecting to the $10 fee requested by the State College Police Department and filed the instant…”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3751(b)(4) — 3 cases
Harris v. Philadelphia Facilities Mgmt. Corp., 106 A.3d 183 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2014).
“5 Citing section 8751(b)(4) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3751(b)(4), 6 and Pa. R.E. 612, 7 the trial court next stated that *188 any cross-examination of Officer Caserío based on the police accident report was properly excluded because Officer Caserío did not author the…”
Chebbani v. Shoemaker (E.D. Pa. 2023).
“Plaintiff objected to said evidence under 75 Pa. C.S. § 3751(b)(4), the Pennsylvania statute that precludes the use of police accident reports in a civil proceeding arising from an automobile accident.”
Rivera, L. v. Manzi, R. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015).
“75 Pa.C.S. § 3751(b)(4). Manzi cites no rule of law that permits a finder of fact to base judgment, summary or otherwise, upon inadmissible evidence.”
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