If you are involved in a traffic accident investigated by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department, you can request a copy of the accident report at the Sheriff’s Office. A small fee will be charged for copies.
Requesting Your Accident Report from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office
If you are in an accident and the Forsyth County GA Sheriff’s Department responds to the scene and investigates your case, you should be able to get an accident report from the Sheriff’s Department.
The accident report will have the information from all drivers involved. It can help prove who caused the accident and who should be responsible for the damages caused.
You may want to wait a week after your accident to allow time for the deputy to finish the accident report and file it. You must be someone named in the accident, an attorney representing one of the drivers, or one of the driver’s insurance providers to access a full copy of the report.
Then you can begin the online process of retrieving your collision report.
- Visit the Forsyth County GA Sheriff’s Public Records Request Site
- Click the box to start a public records request
- Click the “accident report” box and begin entering information on your collision
- You may be able to look up information about your accident on the website
- Include an image of a photo ID (if you don’t provide your ID, parts of the report may be redacted)
- The Sheriff’s Department should respond to your request within 3 days and let you know if more information is needed and when you might get your copy
- You’ll select whether you want the report emailed to you, if you want to pick it up at the Sheriff’s Department, or if you want the report mailed to you
Forsyth County GA Sheriff’s Office
100 East Courthouse Square
Cumming, Georgia
770-781-2222
The more information you have when you fill out your online form, the better. These details will help:
- The names of the drivers involved
- The address of the accident
- The day, date, and time of the crash
- Report/Accident number
- The Investigating Officer’s name
To avoid this hassle, you may want to check with your insurance company to see if your agent has requested the accident report. If you have a Cumming GA Car Accident Lawyer representing your case, your lawyer will retrieve this report for you.
How Much Does an Accident Report Cost?
There may be a small fee associated with your accident report.
You will be charged 10¢ per letter or legal-size page. There may also be postage to pay for. Certified copies will be extra. You should contact the Sheriff’s Department for up-to-date cost information.
Contact a Cumming GA Car Accident Lawyer
If your accident only involves very minor injuries or just car damage, you may not need the help of a lawyer to get fair treatment. But if you’ve suffered a more serious injury, car insurance providers will fight harder to avoid having to cover your medical bills. It can be a great advantage to have a skilled Cumming GA Car Accident Lawyer on your side.
We can often recover much more for your case than you could by filing a claim yourself. Weaver Law Injury Attorneys offers a free consultation to all North Georgia car accident victims. And if you feel we can earn you more, you won’t need to bring any money to hire us. We don’t make a dime unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement check a car insurer must write for you.
