If you are involved in a traffic collision, you are required to complete and submit a written report to the DMV:
- Only if you or the other driver is injured.
- If there is property damage in excess of $1,000 or if there are any injuries. ✓
- Only if you are at fault.
Answer: B. If there is property damage in excess of $1,000 or if there are any injuries.
You must submit a written report to the DMV if the collision caused more than $1,000 in property damage or if anyone was injured or killed.
Why this is the answer
The California handbook says a collision must be reported to DMV when property damage exceeds $1,000 or when someone is hurt or killed, even if the injuries were minor. It also says each driver must file the report, whether or not they caused the crash and even on private property. That matches the choice about damage over $1,000 or any injuries. The report is the driver's responsibility; law enforcement will not file it for you.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Only if you or the other driver is injured. — Injury is not the only trigger; the handbook also requires a report when property damage is more than $1,000.
- C. Only if you are at fault. — Fault does not decide the reporting duty; the handbook says you must file whether or not you caused the collision.
Remember it
Picture a repair bill over a thousand next to a hurt person; either one means the driver handles the DMV report.