How we check
How we check every rule on this site
Every rule here was read on an official page, and each one carries the place and the date it was read.
Where the facts come from
We use two kinds of page only: the state's own statute site, and the site of the agency that takes the report, such as a DMV, a department of transportation or the state police. A form counts as a source when it is the state's own file. We do not use law firm pages, form reseller sites or other summaries as sources. They can point us to the official page, and that is all.
What "read at the source" means
- We opened the official page or the official form.
- We kept a dated copy of it.
- We kept the exact words the rule rests on.
- The table shows where it was read and on which date.
Today 24 of 51 rows are read at the source. The last reading was on 13 November 2026.
What "Not checked yet" means
Some state sites refuse automated requests, and some we have not reached. For those states the table says Not checked yet and gives no rule. We would sooner show a gap than fill it from a page we cannot stand behind.
How the forms are checked
Before the builder fills in a state form, we open the state's file and list every box in it: its name, its type and where it sits on the page. Florida's form has 136 boxes. We place each answer by the position of its box, because the internal names of the boxes can mislead.
Two tests before every update
- The promise test. We fill the whole builder in a test browser and watch the network. Not one request may leave the page while the answers are typed. At the download, the only files fetched are the PDF tool and the blank form, both from this site.
- The PDF test. We download the finished file and read it back. Every answer must be in its own box, as real text.
When a rule changes
Laws and forms change. Ohio's section took its current wording on September 30, 2025, and Florida's form is on a 2019 revision that could be replaced any day. We read a state again whenever we touch its row, and the date beside it moves only when we do. If you find a rule that is out of date, write to info@getaccident.report and name the state. We will read the source again.