Your accident report comes from the law enforcement agency whose officer responded to your crash. In the Boulder area, that is usually a city police department, CU Boulder Police, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, or the Colorado State Patrol, and each one has its own request process, fees, and timeline. If you filed a report yourself through Colorado’s online crash reporting system, the Colorado Department of Revenue holds it.
Which Agency Has My Accident Report?
- Boulder Police Crash Report: Boulder Police Department officers write the reports for crashes they respond to inside the city of Boulder.
- Boulder County Sheriff Crash Report: The Sheriff’s Office handles crashes in unincorporated Boulder County, along with the towns of Lyons, Nederland, and Superior.
- Colorado State Patrol Crash Report: When a State Patrol trooper investigated your crash, the report stays with the State Patrol rather than a local department.
- Longmont Police Crash Report: Longmont Public Safety keeps the reports for crashes that happened within Longmont city limits.
- Broomfield Police Crash Report: Broomfield is its own city and county, separate from Boulder County, and its police department reports on crashes within its boundaries.
- Louisville Police Crash Report: Louisville Police hold the reports for crashes their officers responded to in Louisville.
- Erie Police Crash Report: Within the Town of Erie, crashes that Erie officers respond to are documented by the Erie Police Department.
- Lafayette Police Crash Report: For a crash on Lafayette’s streets, the Lafayette Police Department is usually the agency with your report.
- CU Boulder Police Crash Report: Crashes handled by CU Boulder Police on campus are recorded by the university’s own police department.
- Self-Filed Online Crash Report: If you reported the crash yourself through Colorado’s online system, the Colorado Department of Revenue has that report, not a police agency.
What If I’m Not Sure Which Agency Responded?
Start with where the crash happened. A crash inside a city’s limits usually goes to that city’s police department, a crash on campus to CU Boulder Police, and a crash in unincorporated Boulder County, Lyons, Nederland, or Superior to the Sheriff’s Office. If a State Patrol trooper came to the scene, the State Patrol has the report. Agencies do not keep each other’s reports: the Sheriff’s Office, for example, does not hold reports from Boulder Police, the State Patrol, Lafayette, or Louisville.
Talk to an Injury Attorney About What Your Accident Report Says
Whichever agency wrote your report, how it describes fault matters, because Colorado bars recovery for anyone found 50 percent or more at fault. Attorney Greg Francis of Francis Law offers a free 30-minute consultation to go through your report with you and explain what it means for your claim.
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For more on how reports and other evidence are used after a collision, see our police reports and evidence FAQs.