**For Accident/Collision Reports please go to the Department Records Section website.

Arizona law prohibits examining or receiving copies of any report for commercial solicitation.

Please read the following information before making a public records request:

1.   All requests must be submitted in writing. Requests may be submitted: in person to the Department Records Section at the  

      Arizona Department of Public Safety Headquarters ( 2102 West Encanto Blvd. , Phoenix , Arizona ); mailed to the

      Department of Public Safety ( P.O. Box 6638 , MD 1200, Phoenix , Arizona 85005-6638 ); faxed to (602) 223-2945; or

      e-mailed to Public_Records@azdps.gov.

2.   Once all records are available in the Public Records Unit, the request is processed and an invoice is sent to the requestor

      via USPS mail, fax or e-mail. If a record is not available at the time of the request, the invoice will be mailed to the

      requestor when the records become available.

3.   Upon receipt of the invoice, it is the requestor's responsibility to remit payment before the records will be released.

      Payment may be in the form of a cashiers check, money order or business check.

4.   Public records may be viewed prior to purchase. In order to view the records you must schedule an appointment with the

      Public Records Unit. Persons that arrive without an appointment will not be seen. Contact Public Records

5.   Requests are processed in the order they are received. Some records may take longer than others to process (archived

      reports prior to 2001, active investigations, etc.).

6.   Please allow 15-20 days for your request to be processed. Please do not call to check the status until 20 days after  

      your request was submitted .

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