N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 604: Reports; contents; preparation; distribution; filing

§ 604. Reports; contents; preparation; distribution; filing. Reports

of accidents required under sections six hundred three and six hundred

three-a of this article, or under the rules and regulations of the

commissioner, shall be upon forms prepared by the commissioner and

contain such information as the commissioner shall prescribe; provided,

however, that the commissioner shall provide space on such forms to

indicate the type or types of vehicles involved, including passenger

motor vehicles, commercial motor vehicles, motorcycles, limited use

motorcycles, off-highway motorcycles, electric scooters, bicycles with

electric assist, and/or bicycles. Blank forms for such reports shall be

printed by the commissioner and a supply sent to all city, town and

village clerks and to the chief officer of every city police department

for general distribution and use as herein provided. Reports of

accidents, required under the preceding section, shall be sent to and

filed with the commissioner at the main office of the bureau of motor

vehicles in the city of Albany, except as otherwise provided by the

rules and regulations of the commissioner.