Alabama Statutes

§ 26-19-5 — Law Enforcement Agencies to Report Missing Persons to ACMEC; Contents of Report

Alabama § 26-19-5
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 26Infants and Incompetents
Ch. 19Bureau for Information on Missing Persons

This text of Alabama § 26-19-5 (Law Enforcement Agencies to Report Missing Persons to ACMEC; Contents of Report) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alabama primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Ala. Code § 26-19-5 (2026).

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Any law enforcement agency in this state in which a complaint of a missing person has been filed shall prepare and send a report to ACMEC immediately on any missing person or unidentified deceased person. That report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

(1)All information contained in the complaint on a missing person.
(2)All information or evidence gathered by a preliminary investigation, if one was made.
(3)A statement, by the law enforcement officer in charge, setting forth that officer’s assessment of the case based upon all evidence and information received.
(4)An explanation of the next steps to be taken by the law enforcement agency filing the report.

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Legislative History

(Acts 1985, No. 85-538, p. 653, §5; Acts 1997, No. 97-416, p. 698, §1.)

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