How to Get a Layton Police Crash Report

Short answer: Layton police release crash reports through the Records Division at 429 N Wasatch Drive, open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can file online, come in person, or mail a request with a notarized signature. A report is $10. Photos, audio or video are $30 for the first hour of preparation and redaction and $15 for each additional hour. Proof of identity is required no matter which route you take, and requests are not accepted over the phone.

First, make sure Layton police took the report

Layton officers work crashes on city streets inside the city limits. Crashes in unincorporated Davis County belong to the Davis County Sheriff's Office, Kaysville, Clearfield, Syracuse and the other cities run their own departments, and crashes on I-15 are usually Utah Highway Patrol cases. The card or paperwork the officer handed you normally shows the agency name and a case number, which settles the question.

How to request it from Layton Records

1. Pick one of three routes. Layton accepts an online record request form, an in-person request at the Records Division during business hours, or a mailed request. A mailed request needs a notarized signature.
2. Prove who you are. The department states that evidence of identity is required regardless of which method you use, which is why the mail route needs the notary.
3. Describe the record precisely. GRAMA requires your name, mailing address, daytime phone number and a description of the record with reasonable specificity (
   Utah Code § 63G-2-204
   ). Write "traffic accident report" and add the date, location and case number.
4. Name the extras separately. Photos, audio and video are priced apart from the report and billed by the hour, so ask what exists before you order it.
5. Do not try to call it in. Requests are not taken over the phone.

Questions go to the Records Division at 801-336-3530.

What Layton charges

• Incident report: $10.00 per report.
• Photos, audio or video recordings: $30.00, which includes the first hour of preparation and redaction time.
• Each additional hour of preparation and redaction: $15.00.

The written report is cheap and predictable. Media is the item that can run, because it is billed by the hour of redaction work, so ask for an estimate before you authorize footage.

When the report will be ready

The investigating officer has 10 days after finishing the investigation to file the report electronically (Utah Code § 41-6a-402(6)). After you submit a written request, the agency has 10 business days to provide the report, unless releasing it would jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution (Utah Code § 41-6a-404(3)(b)). A crash with serious injuries or criminal charges can take longer.

What to bring or attach

• The case number from the officer's card or paperwork, if you were given one.
• The date and rough time of the crash.
• Where it happened: the street and nearest cross street, or a business address.
• The other driver's name, if you have it.
• Your name, mailing address and daytime phone, which GRAMA requires.
• Your photo ID, or a notarized signature if you are mailing it in.

A relative handling the request for you will need your signed authorization. Our guide to getting your Utah crash report explains who the law allows to request one.

Who is entitled to the report

State law requires release of the full report to people involved in the crash other than mere witnesses, to anyone injured or who suffered a loss in it, and to their agents, parents, or legal guardians, among others (§ 41-6a-404(3)(a)). The agency may charge a reasonable fee for the report and its data (§ 41-6a-404(7)), which is where the $10 comes from.

If something in it is wrong

For a misspelled name, a wrong plate, or the wrong insurance company, contact Records or the investigating officer and bring a document showing the correct information. Ask whether a supplement can be added to the report. Disagreeing with the officer's opinion about fault is a different problem, and the guide linked above covers what you can and cannot change.

Layton crash report questions

My crash was on I-15 in Layton. Who has the report?

Most likely the Utah Highway Patrol, not Layton. Our article on how to get a Utah police crash report explains how to confirm the agency and how a UHP request works.

Why does mailing it need a notary?

Because Layton requires evidence of identity for every request, and a notarized signature is how it verifies you when you are not standing at the counter. Filing online or in person avoids the trip to a notary.

Can I just call Records and have them read it to me?

No. The department does not take record requests over the phone. Call for questions, but file the request online, in person or by mail.

Does the report tell me who pays my medical bills?

No. It records what the officer found, but payment depends on your own coverage and the other driver's. Our Layton personal injury lawyer page covers that next stage.

Hurt in a crash in Layton?

If you were hurt and hire us, we request the report and its data for you and go through it with you as part of your case. Not ready to hire anyone? Send us the details and we will get the report for you.

Call (801) 921-5134 or send us a message for a free case review.