SR 1 collision report to DMV within 10 days
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When must you report a collision to DMV within 10 days?
The rule
You must file an SR 1 report with DMV within 10 days if a collision causes more than $1,000 in property damage or injures or kills anyone. Each driver must file, no matter who caused it, even on private property.
File an SR 1 with DMV within 10 days if a collision causes more than $1,000 in damage or anyone is hurt or killed, even slightly.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 10, page 78. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
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