Bianca Babaians
At Babaians Law Firm, we track changes like this because they show up directly in car accident claims. An AI police report generator is software that takes an officer’s spoken notes, written shorthand, or body camera and dash camera footage and turns it into a formatted narrative report. Departments are adopting these tools because they cut the time officers spend writing reports at their desks instead of on patrol.
Under Penal Code section 13663, effective January 1, 2026, any California law enforcement agency whose officer uses an AI police report generator, fully or partially, must meet two requirements, as set out in the chaptered bill text published by the California Legislature. First, the report must identify, on each page or clearly within the text, every specific AI program used, and it must prominently state that the report was written fully or partly using artificial intelligence. Second, the officer who prepared the report must sign it, physically or electronically, personally verifying that they reviewed it and that the facts in it are true and correct.
The law also requires agencies to retain the AI generator’s first draft for as long as the final report exists and to keep a record of any video or audio footage the tool relied on. Only the final, signed version counts as the officer’s official statement.
Insurance adjusters lean on the police report heavily, often as the anchor document for deciding who was at fault. A report that describes skid marks, vehicle positions, or witness statements in a particular way can shape a settlement offer before your attorney ever gets involved. That is exactly why it matters whether the narrative in front of the adjuster came from an officer’s direct observation, an AI police report generator’s first pass, or some combination of both.
Practically, not as much as the headline suggests, and what does change tends to favor the injured person. The report still has to be signed and personally verified by the officer, so accountability for accuracy has not moved. What is new is the paper trail behind it. Before SB 524, if an officer used an AI police report generator to draft language, there was no requirement to disclose that or preserve the original draft. Now there is a named program, a preserved first draft, and a record of the footage that fed into it. If the final report and the generator’s first draft describe the crash differently, that difference is now discoverable instead of invisible.
Was your accident report written with help from an AI police report generator? Have it reviewed before you accept an insurer’s offer. Call (818) 334-2981 for a free consultation with Babaians Law Firm. We can request the full record behind your report while it is still easy to obtain.
Whether or not an AI police report generator was involved, the same review applies. Check that the vehicle positions, direction of travel, and point of impact match your own memory and any photos you took. Check that witness statements are attributed to the right person and are not paraphrased in a way that changes their meaning. Check the stated cause or contributing factors, since this section carries the most weight with insurers. If the report discloses AI involvement, it is also worth asking whether the generator’s first draft matches the final signed version, since a mismatch is now something an attorney can specifically request.
A police report is evidence, not a verdict. An attorney can request the underlying materials, including the AI police report generator’s draft and the audio or video it relied on, and compare them line by line against the final version. Independent evidence, such as your own photos, medical records, witness accounts, and in some cases accident reconstruction, can support a fault determination that differs from what the report states. None of this requires proving anyone acted in bad faith. It only requires showing the record does not match what actually happened.
Founder Bianca Babaians, Esq. started this firm after watching her own mother get hurt and then abandoned by attorneys who would not fight for her, and that history still shapes how every case here is handled.
If your accident report discloses that an AI police report generator helped write it, or if anything in your report does not match what you remember, do not assume it is the final word. Speak with a Los Angeles car accident lawyer at Babaians Law Firm. Call (818) 334-2981 or contact us online for a free, no-obligation consultation. We can request the full record behind your report before it is too late to matter.
Software that drafts an official police report from an officer’s notes, dictation, or camera footage. California police departments use these tools to reduce the time officers spend writing reports.
Not by itself. California law now requires the report to disclose AI involvement, but disclosure is not an admission of error. The report is challengeable the same way any police report is, and the disclosure actually creates more documentation for your attorney to review.
As of January 1, 2026, under Penal Code section 13663, any report generated fully or partly with an AI police report generator must name the AI program used and state that AI was involved, and the officer must personally sign and verify that the facts are true and correct. Agencies must also retain the original AI-generated draft and any footage it relied on.
Adjusters often treat the police report as the anchor document for deciding fault, using its description of the crash to justify a settlement offer. That makes reviewing the report for accuracy an important early step in any claim.
The general deadline for a California personal injury claim is two years from the date of the accident. Confirm your specific deadline with an attorney quickly, especially if you want your attorney to review the report and any underlying AI draft while records are still easy to obtain.
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