1. (a) A law enforcement officer who investigates a motor vehicle crash shall submit a crash record report within 10 days of the accident on a form prescribed by the department if the crash resulted in:

   1. (1) injury to or death of a person;
   2. (2) $1000 or more of property damage to the property of any one person.

2. (b) The crash record report form must include:

   1. (1) information about the crash;
   2. (2) information about all vehicles involved in the crash;
   3. (3) information about each person involved in the crash; and
   4. (4) other factors necessary for the department to comply with state and federal reporting requirements.
3. (c) The form is available through the department's website at www.txdot.gov.
4. (d) Incomplete or inaccurate crash reports, with the exception of location information as described in §25.974(b) of this subchapter, will be returned to the originating law enforcement agency for correction.
5. (e) An officer investigating a crash involving a commercial motor vehicle also shall submit a commercial motor vehicle enforcement supplemental report on a form prescribed by the department.

Source Note:The provisions of this §25.977 adopted to be effective October 16, 2008, 33 TexReg 8558.