What should I do if I lose the road traffic accident certificate?

First, how to deal with the loss of the road traffic accident certificate

1. How to deal with the loss of the traffic accident certificate: You can provide the certificate number and a copy of the application to the traffic management department. If you issue an accident certificate, you will receive a text message or find an electronic version of the certificate on the traffic control app. If the insurance company needs it, it can print it itself without affecting the accident handling.

2. Legal basis: Article 62 of the Provisions on Procedures for Handling Road Traffic Accidents in People's Republic of China (PRC).

It is stipulated that the traffic administrative department of the public security organ shall make a road traffic accident determination within ten days from the date of on-site investigation. In case of a hit-and-run traffic accident, a road traffic accident confirmation shall be made within ten days after the vehicle and driver involved in the traffic accident are detained. If inspection and appraisal are needed, a road traffic accident confirmation shall be made within five days from the date when the inspection report and appraisal opinions are determined. The traffic administrative department of the local public security organ may publish the confirmation of road traffic accidents on the Internet on a trial basis, but the state secrets, business secrets or personal privacy involved shall be kept confidential.

Second, what is the traffic accident identification process?

1. After finding out the cause of the traffic accident, the public security organ determines the responsibility of the parties for the traffic accident according to the causal relationship between the illegal acts of the parties and the traffic accident and the role of the illegal acts in the traffic accident;

2, traffic accident appraisal period within thirty days. According to China's "Procedures for Handling Road Traffic Accidents", the time limit for traffic accident identification shall not exceed 30 days. For more than 30 days, it shall be reported to the traffic administrative department of the public security organ at the next higher level for approval, but the longest period shall not exceed 60 days.