Vehicle Accident Reports may be released to persons with a proper interest in any required accident report and supplemental reports as provided in Vehicle Code Section 20012:

1. involved drivers of the vehicle(s) involved in the accident, or the employer or guardian or conservator for the driver(s);

2. the parent of a minor driver;

3. the authorized representative of a driver;

4. any named person injured in the accident;

5. the owners of vehicles or property damaged by the accident, persons who may incur civil liability due to the accident, including liability based upon breach of warranty arising out of the accident;

6. insurers for the involved drivers, injured persons or owners of vehicles or property damaged in the accident; and

7. any attorney who declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of California that he or she represents any of the above persons. The request for the report may be made online or via United States Mail.

Vehicle Accident Reports involving emergency vehicles, a fatality, felony hit and run, or a juvenile who is the subject of a criminal citation cannot be released online and must be requested through United States Mail or in person. 

The Police Department needs approximately 10 days from the date of the incident to process the paperwork. During this processing period, the Police Department is unable to provide any documentation.

Vehicle accidents reports for incidents that occurred in the City of Santa Clara can be obtained:

• Online via the Police Public Records Request Online Portal
  There is no cost for this service and processing generally takes approximately 10 days from the date of the request
  
  
• Request in-person, via fax or U.S. mail by completing the attached form
  Santa Clara Police Department
  601 El Camino Real
  Santa Clara, CA 95050
  Fax 408-248-0276
  There is no cost for this service and processing generally takes approximately 10 days from the date of the request
  

• From a third party vendor online, LexisNexis 
  There is a nominal cost for this service however the report is available immediately
  

All requests for information are processed in accordance with State of California data privacy laws and Department policy.

For inquiries, contact the Police Department's Records Unit at (408)615-4700 or via email at records@santaclaraca.gov