After a Crash in Nevada — Official Resources
This is general information, not legal advice.
The official Nevada resources for after a crash. Start with the first-steps checklist (including saving your dashcam clip before it loops), then work down this list.
At the scene
Under NRS Chapter 484E, you must stop, give aid, and exchange information. Report the crash to the nearest police officer or Nevada Highway Patrol office when anyone is hurt or killed. If a police officer investigates a crash involving injury, death, or property damage of $750 or more, the officer must prepare a report.
If police didn't investigate, file the SR-1 within 10 days
This is the deadline Nevadans miss. When a crash causes injury or death, or damage to any vehicle or property of $750 or more, and no officer investigated it, the driver must send a Report of Traffic Accident (form SR-1) to the DMV within 10 days — per NRS 484E.070. Get the form from the DMV's SR-1 page.
Two things worth knowing. First, an incomplete SR-1 isn't kept — you need the repair estimate or total-loss statement attached, plus a doctor's statement for anyone injured. Second, failing to file when the DMV requires it can suspend your license for up to a year, and that can happen simply because the other driver filed theirs and you didn't. The report is confidential by statute and can't be used as evidence against you at trial.
Get the police report
Nevada has no single statewide portal for crash reports — request yours from the agency that worked the scene: Nevada Highway Patrol for highways and rural roads, or the local police (Las Vegas Metro, Reno, Henderson, and so on) inside city limits. Have the date, location, and the event or report number the officer gave you.
Hit-and-run
Call the police immediately — with a fled driver, the police report is the foundation of any claim, and if no officer ends up investigating, the 10-day SR-1 above becomes your responsibility. Your dashcam clip is the case: save it now and note the time and location. Your own policy's uninsured-motorist coverage may apply even though the driver fled — ask your insurer, and check your policy's own deadline for reporting a hit-and-run, which is often much shorter.
Find a lawyer
The State Bar of Nevada Lawyer Referral Service — 702-382-0504 or toll-free 1-800-789-5747. The referral is free, and a participating attorney may charge no more than $45 for the initial consultation.
If money is tight, say so — the service can prequalify you for a reduced rate, which caps the initial consultation at $25 and later work at $75 an hour.
Free legal help
The Nevada courts' statewide self-help center lists the free and low-cost legal organizations serving each part of the state — including the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (702-386-1070), Nevada Legal Services statewide (866-432-0404), and Northern Nevada Legal Aid for the Reno area.
Insurance problems
The Nevada Division of Insurance assigns an investigator to consumer complaints and works directly with the insurer; companies generally must respond to the Division within 20 business days. Try to resolve it with your insurer first, then file. Carson City: 775-687-0700. Las Vegas: 702-486-4009.
Driving without insurance yourself? You still have rights and steps worth taking — file the SR-1 if it applies, and lean on the free legal help listed here; it exists for exactly this kind of bind.
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Last verified: August 3, 2026