Collision and Incident Report Requests
The following Durham Regional Police Reports are available to individuals directly involved in an incident or their representatives (with consent) including insurance companies and law firms.
• Motor Vehicle Collisions
• Thefts
• Property damage
• Break and enters
Access to reports for domestic incidents, child custody, or assaults, and any notebook notes must be applied for through Freedom of Information
Individuals requiring a copy of a Motor Vehicle Collision Report can access Service Ontario's webpage for specific directions on how to order reports online, in person at any Service Ontario Centre, or by mail directed to the Ministry of Transportation. A certified copy costs $18.00 or an uncertified copy costs $12.00 .
A copy of the information required to be shared under s.200(1)(c) of the Highway Traffic Act, (commonly referred to as the “driver copy”), can still be obtained free of charge by an involved party simply by contacting the responding officer via email to obtain a copy.
For all other requests concerning property damage or loss reports, or witness statements and officer notes from motor vehicle collisions, you can apply online.
You can apply for a copy of a Motor Vehicle Collision Report online or you can mail in your request. You are required to include a copy of two pieces of valid identification and payment by certified cheque, money order or bank draft.
All reports will be sent through Evidence.com upon completion unless otherwise specified.
To request a copy of a police report by mail, please mail your request to:
Durham Regional Police Service
Attention: Information Release Unit
P.O. Box 911 Whitby ON L1N 0B8
Driver Copy "Free of Charge" Available to Drivers involved in a Motor Vehicle Collision
*Please contact the responding officer via email to obtain a copy.
Level 1 - $38.58 (includes GST)
Includes:
-Face of report
-Involved drivers, owners and insurance information
-officer’s brief synopsis of what occurred
-diagram
-information pertaining to any charges laid
Level 2 - $66.15 (includes GST)
Includes everything in a Level 1 plus:
-officer/driver/witness statements (if available)
pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
**Level 2 service is not available if there are charges before the court or if the collision is a fatality or a fail to remain
Please Note:
If charges are before the courts and a Level 2 Service is requested, a Level 1 Service will be forwarded and the $66.15 administration fee submitted will not be refunded.
• Any subsequent requests for a Level 2 Service search will be subject to the full $66.15 search fee.
• Provincial offences normally take four to six months for the charge to clear the court system. Criminal charges normally take six to nine months to clear.
• All information other than the face of the Motor Vehicle Accident Report relating to a fatal motor vehicle collision must be requested pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Notebook notes for any incident must be applied under Freedom of Information.
Apply for Freedom of Information Request
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Information nd Release Unit at PoliceRecordCheck@drps.ca
For more information, please contact:
Information and Release Unit at PoliceRecordCheck@drps.ca
Durham Regional Police Service
605 Rossland Rd. E.,
Box 911, Whitby, ON
L1N 0B8
Phone: 905-579-1520
Toll Free: 1-888-579-1520
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