How to get a Holly Springs crash report

Request a Holly Springs crash report from the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles. The Town of Holly Springs points accident report requests to NCDMV, and NCDMV is also where a state trooper's report ends up.

The request runs on one state form, filed by mail or in person. The sections below cover the town's own instructions, the NCDMV steps and the statute that sets the officer's timing.

Why does Holly Springs send crash report requests to NCDMV?

Because two of the town's own pages say so. The public records page tells requesters to visit the N.C. Department of Transportation and select crash reports under the Offices and Services tab. The police FAQ says copies of accident reports come from the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles.

The town keeps a separate channel for police records. Its public records page says requests for incidents that involved a Holly Springs Police response, other than vehicle-only accidents, go through the Public Records Request form. The town does not charge to inspect records in person or to receive them electronically. Paper copies cost ten cents a page, other charges follow the fee schedule in effect at the time, and the town gives an estimate before it fills a request.

The Holly Springs Police Department is at 750 Holly Springs Road. It lists office hours of Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

How do you file the request with NCDMV?

Complete the Crash Report Request, Form TR-67A, and send it in by mail or bring it in person. NCDMV says its forms are not fillable, so print the form first.

By mail, the TR-67A goes to NCDMV's Traffic Records Branch, Crash Reports Unit, 3106 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27697-3106. Pay with a signed check or money order made payable to NCDMV, because cash is not accepted for mailed requests. NCDMV asks requesters to allow 10 business days from receipt for processing.

In person, NCDMV takes requests at the Raleigh Central Services License Plate Agency, 4121 New Bern Ave., Raleigh, and at the Huntersville License Plate Agency, 12101 Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road. At the Raleigh location, NCDMV directs visitors to the Vehicle Registration door rather than the Driver License door. A request for five records or fewer can be received right away. An individual involved in a crash receives a redacted copy and cannot order the report online.

G.S. 20-42(b) sets the fee for an accident report, and it is paid to NCDMV with the request. The amount appears on the current TR-67A form. The Highway Patrol's crash report page also tells citizens to fill out the TR-67A.

What does the TR-67A ask for?

The crash section asks for the name of a driver, the date of the crash, the county of the crash and a driver license number. The requester section asks for a full name, an agency or company if there is one, a street address and a contact phone number.

The form also asks for the identification provided, written as the ID type, ID number and issuing state, followed by a signature. The form warns that failing to complete it or to give a sufficient explanation results in a denied request.

An unredacted copy needs what the form calls a DPPA permissible use. Without one, a party to the crash checks the box for the redacted version. NCDMV's page adds that businesses based in or licensed in North Carolina, such as insurers and attorneys, can request unredacted reports online when they meet a permissible use under federal law.

When does a Holly Springs report reach NCDMV?

The officer comes first. Under G.S. 20-166.1, the investigating officer makes a written report within 24 hours of the crash.

A Holly Springs officer's report then travels from the town to the state. The statute gives a local agency 10 days after receiving the report to forward it to the Division, so a request filed in the first days after a town crash can arrive before NCDMV has the report. A Highway Patrol report goes from the Patrol to the Division directly.

Officer reports are public records under the same statute. A report made by anyone other than an officer is not a public record and generally cannot be used as evidence at a trial.

Have the report in hand before a recorded statement to the other driver's insurer. People believe that the insurance adjuster will do the right thing and protect their interest when in fact the adjuster is hired to pay the injured person as little as possible to settle the claim. The Holly Springs crash injury page explains which agency responds where, and the guide to the first days after a crash covers the rest.