CSU, Stanislaus drivers must report all motor vehicle accidents (in CSUS-owned vehicles as well as in personal or rental vehicles being driven on official CSUS business) by the following procedures:

1. Make no comment or statement regarding the accident to anyone except investigating police, your supervisor, CSUS of other state officials, or an identified representative of the State’s insurance adjuster.
2. Record all pertinent information on the Accident Identification Card, STD. Form 269, before leaving the scene of the accident. If another vehicle is involved, detach the appropriate portion of the form and give it to the driver of the other vehicle.
3. Immediately telephone (209) 667-3114 and give a verbal report of the accident. If no answer, leave a message giving your name, department, telephone number where you can be reached, and a brief description of the accident.
4. All drivers involved in an accident while driving on official CSUS business must complete the Report of Vehicle Accident, STD. Form 270, and submit it to the CSUS Department of Public Safety Services, within 48 hours.
5. The appropriate administrator of every driver involved in an accident while driving on official CSUS business must investigate each accident promptly and thoroughly and prepare a Review of State Driver Accident, Form STD 274 and submit it to the CSUS Department of Public Safety Services, within five days.
6. The CSUS Department of Public Safety Services will coordinate all reporting requirements.

Note: In the event a driver is involved in an accident and the other party is non-cooperative do not get involved in a confrontation. Obtain as much information as possible, ie, vehicle license plate number, make of car, description of driver, etc. and report this information to local police and to the CSUS Public Safety Office.

Questions or Concerns: see Risk Management Contact