---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 408.712"
title: "20"
number: "408.712"
heading: "How should you make your report?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/408.712"
---

# §408.712. How should you make your report?


You should make your report in any of the ways described in this section.

- (a) **Written reports.** You may write a report on your own paper or on a printed form supplied by us. You may mail a written report or bring it to one of our offices.
- (b) **Oral reports.** You may report to us by telephone, or you may come to one of our offices and tell one of our employees what you are reporting.
- (c) **Other methods of reporting.** You may use any other suitable method of reporting—for example, a telegram or a cable.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5), 802, 803, 804, 806, 807, and 810 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5), 1002, 1003, 1004, 1006, 1007, and 1010).

### Source

Source: 69 FR 25955, May 10, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 16418, Apr. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted.