Missing Student Policy

See CSU Systemwide Police Policy 315 Missing Persons

Anyone who has knowledge that a CSUSM student is missing should report the information to the Dean of Students Office or the University Police Department. The University encourages you to report immediately, but no more than 24 hours after the student disappeared. Reports made to the Dean of Students Office will immediately be referred to UPD.

Dean of Students Office:

760-750-4935 

Administrative Building, 1200

Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Closed weekends and University holidays

University Police Department: 

760-750-4567

Public Safety Building, 425 La Moree Road

24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

UPD does not consider any report of a missing person to be routine and assumes that the missing person is in need of immediate assistance until an investigation reveals otherwise. UPD gives missing person cases priority over property-related cases and will not require any time frame to pass before beginning a missing person investigation (Penal Code § 14211, CSU Police Department Policy Section 315.2).

Any member encountering a person who wishes to report a missing person or runaway shall render assistance without delay (Penal Code § 14211). This can be accomplished by accepting the report via telephone or in-person and initiating the investigation. Those members who do not take such reports or who are unable to render immediate assistance shall promptly dispatch or alert a member who can take the report.

A report shall be accepted in all cases and regardless of where the person was last seen, where the person resides or any other question of jurisdiction (Penal Code § 14211, CSU Police Department Policy Section 315.4).