Risk Management

Subpoena, Summons & Requests for Public Records

What To Do If You Receive a Subpoena or Summons

  • If you receive a subpoena/summons by fax, campus or U.S. mail, please call Risk Management at (530) 898-6588.  All subpoenas need to be facilitated through the Office of Risk Management unless they are addressed to Chico State Enterprises (former known as CSU, Chico Research Foundation) or CSU, Chico Associated Students (AS), those entities need to be served directly.
  • If there is an in-person process server, do not accept the request. Please send them to the Office of Risk Management, Kendall Hall room 205.   

Process Servers

All Criminal Subpoenas for personal appearance should be presented to the University Police Department, at the corner of W. 2nd and Chestnut streets, for service. Please call (530) 898-5555 to reach University Police.

Subpoenas seeking California State University, Chico records will need to be served in person and must include a $15.00 processing fee. 

In-Person Delivery

Office of Risk Management

Kendall Hall Room 205

Subpoenas seeking personal appearances by witnesses, whether at trial or deposition or any other hearing, must be personally served on those witnesses.

Request for Public Records

All California Public Records Act requests should be directed to the Office of Risk Management.

Please note:

The State Controller's Office maintains payroll records for all state employees. Requests for payroll records should be directed to:

Custodian of Records, State of California
State Controller's Office
Attention: Nancy Jang
Executive Office, Legal Division
300 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814-5878