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How Long Do You Have To File an Insurance Claim? It is essential that you notify your insurance company as soon as possible after being involved in an auto accident. Ideally, this should be done within 24 hours of the incident occurring, but you have up to 30 days in most instances.

For insurance purposes, a Report of Motor Vehicle Accident should be filed with the Department of Motor Vehicles. This form can be found online at dmv.ny.gov/forms/mv104.pdf, or at your local precinct or police service area.

File a report You are required by the NY State Vehicle and Traffic Law to file an accident report if you are involved in any accident where there is damage to the property of one individual (including yourself) that is more than $1,000. The report must be filed within 10 days.

Most of the time, police officers in New York will refuse to amend a police report and tell you to file an MV-104. If there is a factual error on a police report, go to the police precinct and provide any documentation to prove the error should be corrected.

The Law on Filing a Car Accident Report ing to New York law, all drivers party to a car accident must file their accident report. They must do so if the accident leads to injury, death, or at least $1,000 in property damage. Drivers have ten days from the date of the crash to file a report.

Can you file an insurance claim without a police report? Yes, it is possible to file either a personal injury claim or a property damage claim after a New York car accident, even without a police report. Nevertheless, it is much more difficult to win your claim without a police report.