united-states california vehicle accident
Got into a car accident, do I need a police report?
<p>I got into a car accident today. There are no injuries involved. Do I need to file a police report? I live in California. One police station tells me that I don’t need to file a report, another tells me that I do. I’m confused.</p>

<p>You must file a report if there was any injury, or property damage over $1,000. <a href="https://www.dmv.ca.gov/web/eng_pdf/sr1.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> is the form. The officers giving advice may have different views of the level of property damage.</p>
