Texas Transportation Code 550.064 – Collision Report Forms
(a) The department shall prepare and when requested supply to police departments, coroners, sheriffs, garages, and other suitable agencies or individuals the collision report forms appropriate for the persons required to make a report and appropriate for the purposes to be served by those reports.
(b) A collision report form prepared by the department must:
(1) require sufficiently detailed information to disclose the cause and conditions of and the persons and vehicles involved in a collision if the form is for the report to be made by a person investigating the collision;
(2) include a way to designate and identify a peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services employee who is involved in a collision while driving a law enforcement vehicle, fire department vehicle, or emergency medical services vehicle while performing the person’s duties;
(3) require a statement by a person described by Subdivision (2) as to the nature of the collision;
(4) include a way to designate whether an individual involved in a collision wants to be contacted by a person seeking to obtain employment as a professional described by § 38.01(12), Penal Code; and
(5) include a way to indicate whether a trailer was involved in the accident and, if so, whether the accident resulted in any fatalities.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 550.064
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005