FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   SMITH THOMAS W 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/17/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COPART INC [CPRT] (Last) (First) (Middle) 323 RAILROAD AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) GREENWICH, CT 06830 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 1,699,711 (1) I By Idoya Partners L.P. Common Stock 1,663,539 (1) I By Prescott Associates L.P. Common Stock 100,332 (1) I By Prescott International Partners L.P. Common Stock 217,200 (2) I By Prescott Investors Inc. Profit Sharing Trust Common Stock 267,525 (3) I By Smith Family Accounts Common Stock 1,511,250 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SMITH THOMAS W 323 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH, CT 06830	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

Thomas W. Smith		09/19/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reporting person is a general partner of the private investment limited partnership that owns the reported securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities in excess of his pecuniary interest under Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B).
(2)	These shares are owned directly by the Prescott Investors Profit Sharing Trust ("Trust") and indirectly by the reporting person as trustee of the Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares in excess of his pencuniary interest under Rule 16a-8(b)(2)(ii).
(3)	These shares are owned directly by accounts established for the benefit of certain family members of the reporting person. The inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose and the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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