1. Accident reports.

Accident reports (Alabama Uniform Traffic Reports) are available to the public at a fee of $15.00 per report. Ala. Code § 32-2-8 (Supp. 2005).

The following proof-of-financial-responsibility accident reports are confidential by statutory provision:

a. Motor vehicle accident reports made by persons involved in the accidents or by garages, except that the Director of Public Safety may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when such identity is not otherwise known or when such person denies being present at such accident. Ala. Code § 32-10-11 (1999).

b. Watercourse vessel accident reports made by persons involved in the accidents, except that the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when such identity is not otherwise known or when such person denies being present at such accident. Ala. Code § 33-5-25(c) (Supp. 2010).