How to Get a State-Level Rideshare Accident Report in New Hampshire

Short answer

For a reportable New Hampshire motor-vehicle rideshare accident, request the state-level report from the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (NH DMV), Department of Safety. The DMV directs requesters to the Release of Motor Vehicle Records (DSMV 505) form. Its stated copy fee is $1 per page, with a $5 minimum. NH DMV accident-report instructions

DMV says an agency may take several weeks to submit a police accident report. If the investigating local agency’s report is not at DMV, ask that agency for the report it prepared. State law permits a political-subdivision law-enforcement agency to release its own reports to eligible participants, insurers, and authorized representatives. RSA 260:14, VII-a

Immediate checklist

Gather the rideshare accident date, street or route, and city or town; DSMV 505 asks for the date and location.
Keep the case number, investigating agency, and officer name if known.
Have the record holder’s name and address plus any available driver-license/ID number, plate, or VIN.
Complete and sign DSMV 505, selecting “An accident report” and the requester category that fits.
Confirm the current submission method and total cost with DMV.
If the report is not at DMV, ask the local investigating agency for its copy.

Who reports what after a rideshare accident

A request for a copy is different from filing a report. The official sources distinguish the following duties and records.

Category	Official rule or process	Practical distinction
Calling or notifying police	A driver must stop and exchange specified information after a rideshare accident involving death, injury, or property damage. If a recipient cannot receive it, give it to an officer who arrives or immediately to the nearest police station. RSA 264:25	The reviewed sources do not say police must be called for every rideshare accident.
Investigating officer report	An investigator handling a reportable rideshare accident must forward the uniform report within five days after completing the investigation. RSA 264:26	This is not a five-day public-availability promise.
Driver/operator report	A driver, or owner of an illegally parked involved vehicle, must report in writing within 15 days if someone was injured or killed or property damage exceeds $1,000—unless police investigated, in which case the officer report satisfies the requirement. RSA 264:25	When police did not investigate, DMV directs the operator to file the DSMV 400 Operator’s Report.
DMV record request	DMV says an investigating officer submits the DSMV 159 Uniform Police Traffic Accident Report, while the operator report is used where police did not investigate. NH DMV instructions	Use DSMV 505 to ask for a copy; do not confuse it with DSMV 400, which is a filing form.
Insurance verification or insurer notice	DMV describes insurance verification when police responded or investigated and insurance information is unavailable. NH DMV instructions	This is separate from a report-copy request. The reviewed sources do not state a general deadline for notifying a private insurer.
Public-entity notice and lawsuit deadlines	The official DMV pages and rideshare accident-report statutes cited here do not state a public-entity claim-notice deadline or civil lawsuit deadline.	A report-request or filing timeframe should not be used as a deadline for another type of claim.

How to request the state-level record

Begin at the NH DMV Accident Reports page, which links to the current DSMV 505, Release of Motor Vehicle Records form. Mark “An accident report,” provide the date and location, and complete the requester and record-holder information that applies.

A record holder or vehicle owner can identify that status. A requester with another record holder’s approval needs notarized authorization. The form also names limited organizational requester types, including insurers or agents, licensed private investigators, banks or lienholders, tow companies, certain employers, public utilities, and law firms/lawyers; they must identify an authorized use and may need a certificate of authority. DSMV 505 Under the statute, a person has access to motor-vehicle records relating to that person upon proof of identity; other release routes have statutory conditions. RSA 260:14

The Accident Reports page says DSMV 505 is submitted through the Concord Drop Box only and says a mailed request may include a $5 check. DSMV 505 separately lists mail to NH DMV, 23 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03305, and in-person submission with qualifying photo identification. Because the official sources differ, follow the current Accident Reports page or confirm the method before sending an original request. DMV lists NH.DMVHelp@dos.nh.gov and (603) 227-4010 for report-cost or release questions. NH DMV accident-report instructions

The stated fee is $1 per page, $5 minimum. No routine fixed waiting period is stated for every report, and the DMV cautions that police submission can take several weeks. For a fatal rideshare accident, the DMV FAQ says that, if the report has been released, the requester should receive it within 30 working days. It also says the report may not be available for several months while it is completed or while a county attorney has not released it pending litigation. NH DMV Accident Records FAQs

Documents and identifiers to gather

Have your name, mailing address, phone number, signature, rideshare accident date and location, record holder’s name and address, and any available driver-license/ID number, plate, or VIN/HIN. State your relationship or authorized purpose. A request for another record holder requires the form’s notarized authorization. The form says checks are payable to “State of NH – DMV” when using its listed mail option and warns against false representations. DSMV 505

If the report is unavailable or held elsewhere

First determine whether the report is delayed or whether no police report was created. If police did not investigate and the rideshare accident met the injury, death, or property-damage threshold, the relevant state filing route is the DMV Operator’s Report (DSMV 400), not a DSMV 505 copy request.

For a locally investigated rideshare accident, contact the investigating agency’s records unit. RSA 260:14 permits it to release its report to an owner, operator, passenger, pedestrian hit by a vehicle, damaged-property owner, an insurer, or an authorized legal representative; it may charge a reasonable fee. RSA 260:14, VII-a Ask about its request form, identification, fee, and release status; no single procedure applies to every agency.

For a fatal-rideshare accident report, ask DMV whether it has been released before expecting a copy. For document-preservation steps, see the rideshare accident evidence checklist and the site’s guides.

Official resources

What changes when a rideshare trip is involved

Use this version when the event involved a transportation-network-company trip. Save the platform, rider or driver role, trip receipt, date and time, driver and vehicle profile, pickup and destination, app messages, and whether a request had been accepted or a passenger was in the vehicle.

Rideshare coverage can change with app and trip phase and state law. Platform notice is a separate task from a police or motor-vehicle report and from notice to a personal or commercial insurer.

Capture the trip and app status before details disappear.
Use the applicable operator’s current incident-reporting route.
Keep operator, police or DMV, and insurer confirmation numbers separate.

Browse the Rideshare Accident Guides collection for related pages.

Accident-type official sources

Uber or Lyft? Protect Yourself When Ridesharing — National Association of Insurance Commissioners
State Insurance Departments — National Association of Insurance Commissioners