Section 299C.51 — Citation.
299C.51 CITATION. Sections 299C.51 to 299C.565 may be cited as the “Minnesota Missing Persons Act.” History: 1984 c 510 s 1; 2009 c 38 s 1
Section 299C.52 — Minnesota Missing Children And Endangered Persons Program.
299C.52 MINNESOTA MISSING CHILDREN AND ENDANGERED PERSONS PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in sections 299C.52 to 299C.565, the following terms have the meanings given them: (a) “Child” means any person under the age of 18 years or any person certified or known to be mentally incompetent. (b) “DNA” means deoxyribonucleic acid from a human […]
Section 299C.53 — Missing Persons Report; Duties Of Commissioner And Law Enforcement Agencies.
299C.53 MISSING PERSONS REPORT; DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. Subdivision 1. Investigation and entry of information. (a) A law enforcement agency shall accept without delay any report of a missing person. The law enforcement agency shall not refuse to accept a missing person report on the basis that: (1) the missing person is […]
Section 299C.535 — Request For Additional Information On Missing Person.
299C.535 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON MISSING PERSON. (a) If the person identified in the missing person report remains missing for 30 days, and the additional information and materials specified below have not been received, the law enforcement agency shall attempt to obtain: (1) DNA samples from family members and, if possible, from the missing […]
Section 299C.54 — Missing Children Bulletin.
299C.54 MISSING CHILDREN BULLETIN. Subdivision 1. Distribution. The commissioner shall distribute a missing persons bulletin to local law enforcement agencies, county attorneys, and, in the case of missing children, to public and nonpublic schools. The commissioner shall also make this information accessible to other parties involved in efforts to locate missing children and endangered persons […]
Section 299C.55 — Training.
299C.55 TRAINING. The commissioner shall adopt standards for training appropriate personnel concerning the investigation of missing persons cases. History: 1991 c 285 s 8; 2009 c 38 s 9
Section 299C.56 — Release Of Medical Data.
299C.56 RELEASE OF MEDICAL DATA. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) “Health care facility” means the office of a dentist or physician, or another medical facility, that is in possession of identifying data. (c) “Identifying data” means dental or skeletal X-rays, or both, and […]
Section 299C.565 — Missing Person Report.
299C.565 MISSING PERSON REPORT. The local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location where a person has been missing or was last seen has the responsibility to take a missing person report from an interested party. If this location cannot be clearly and easily established, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the […]
Section 299C.5655 — Missing Persons; Standardized Reports And Procedures.
299C.5655 MISSING PERSONS; STANDARDIZED REPORTS AND PROCEDURES. (a) By September 1, 2009, the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall develop: (1) a standardized form for use by all law enforcement agencies when taking a missing person report; and (2) a model policy that incorporates standard processes, procedures, and information to be provided to […]