Report Of Traffic Accident Occuring In California {SR 1}

SR 1, REPORT OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT OCCURRING IN CALIFORNIA, California law requires traffic accidents on a California street/highway or private property to be reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) within 10 days if there was an injury, death or property damage in excess of $1,000. Untimely reporting could result in DMV suspending a driver license. Accidents involving vehicles not required to be registered such as an off-road vehicle (OHV), implement of husbandry, or snowmobile or occurring on a military base or occurring on the driver's own property involving only the personal property of the driver and there was no injury or death are not reportable. The law requires the driver to file this SR 1 form with DMV regardless of fault. This report must be made in addition to any other report filed with a law enforcement agency, insurance company, or the California Highway Patrol (CHP) as their reports do not satisfy the filing requirement. An insurance agent, attorney, or other designated representative may file the report for the driver. The law requires every driver and every owner of a motor vehicle to be “financially responsible" for any injury or damage resulting from operating or owning a motor vehicle. The minimum insurance level for "financial responsibility" is public liability and property damage coverage of $15,000 for injury or death of one person, $30,000 for injury or death of two or more persons and $5,000 property damage per accident. Comprehensive and collision insurance does not meet the legal requirement The California Vehicle Code (CVC) §1806 requires DMV to record accident information regardless of fault when individuals report accidents under the Financial Responsibility Law or if law enforcement agencies or CHP investigate and make a report. www.FormsWorkflow.com