The Georgia Department of Public Safety (including the Georgia State Patrol) and local law enforcement agencies maintain official crash records for the state. Under Georgia law, O.C.G.A. § 40-6-273 requires the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash that causes injury, death, or property damage to an apparent extent of $500 or more to immediately notify law enforcement by the quickest means of communication. If law enforcement does not investigate the crash at the scene, drivers are expected to file a written accident report (Form SR-13) with the appropriate authorities within 10 days of the collision so that the crash information can be properly documented and maintained by the state.