Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, “high risk missing person” means a person whose whereabouts are not known and who may be at risk of injury or death. The term includes the following: (1) A person who is missing as the result of abduction by a stranger. (2) A person whose disappearance may be […]
Sec. 10. (a) A law enforcement agency (if the law enforcement agency is not the state police department) that receives a report of a missing person may notify the state police department of the missing person and request the assistance of the state police department in locating the missing person. (b) The law enforcement agency […]
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “law enforcement agency” means an agency or a department of any level of government whose principal function is the apprehension of criminal offenders. The term does not include the inspector general or the attorney general. As added by P.L.92-2007, SEC.1.
Sec. 3. A law enforcement agency receiving a report of a missing: (1) child less than eighteen (18) years of age shall comply with the requirements of IC 31-36-2; or (2) endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-7-2-131.3) shall comply with the requirements of IC 12-10-18; in addition to the procedures described in this chapter. […]
Sec. 4. A law enforcement agency shall accept immediately a report made in person concerning a missing person, including if one (1) or more of the following circumstances apply: (1) The missing person is an adult. (2) It does not appear that the person’s disappearance is the result of a crime. (3) It does not […]
Sec. 5. A law enforcement agency may accept a missing person report that is not made in person, including a report made by telephone, by electronic mail, by means of the Internet, or in another manner, if accepting the report is otherwise consistent with the practices of the law enforcement agency. As added by P.L.92-2007, […]
Sec. 6. (a) Upon receipt of a report of a missing person, a law enforcement agency shall attempt to gather relevant information that will assist in locating the missing person. This information must include the following, if available: (1) The name of the missing person, including any aliases. (2) The date of birth of the […]
Sec. 7. (a) A law enforcement agency shall provide a copy of the written informational pamphlet described in IC 10-11-2-34 to a person making a report of a missing child less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time the person makes the report. (b) If requested by the person making a report of […]
Sec. 8. (a) If a missing person has not been located thirty (30) days after the date of the missing person report, the law enforcement agency that received the report may obtain, if available, the following information and material: (1) An authorization from the missing person’s family to release dental records or skeletal x-rays of […]
Sec. 9. (a) Information that is relevant to the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be reported as soon as possible. (b) The law enforcement agency may release to the public any photograph of the missing person that will, in the opinion of the law enforcement agency, assist in […]
