Colorado § 16-2.7-103 Missing person reports - response

Colorado Statutes

§ 16-2.7-103 — Missing person reports - response

Colorado § 16-2.7-103

Title 16Criminal

Art.Missing Person Reports -

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-2.7-103 (2026).

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(1)Upon receiving a report of a missing person, a law enforcement agency shall assess the information received from the reporting person and other available information. The law enforcement agency shall then determine the best course of action based on the circumstances.

(2)(a) If the missing person is eighteen years of age or older, the law enforcement agency shall, within eight hours after receiving the report, enter any relevant information into the Colorado crime information center database and, as appropriate, contact other law enforcement agencies that may assist in locating the missing person.

(b)(I) If the missing person is under eighteen years of age, the law enforcement agency shall, within two hours after receiving the report, notify the Colorado bureau of investi

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(1) Upon receiving a report
of a missing person, a law enforcement agency shall assess the information
received from the reporting person and other available information. The law
enforcement agency shall then determine the best course of action based on the
circumstances.

(2) (a) If the missing person is eighteen years of age or older, the law
enforcement agency shall, within eight hours after receiving the report, enter any
relevant information into the Colorado crime information center database and, as
appropriate, contact other law enforcement agencies that may assist in locating the
missing person.

(b) (I) If the missing person is under eighteen years of age, the law
enforcement agency shall, within two hours after receiving the report, notify the
Colorado bureau of investigation pursuant to section 24-33.5-415.1 (3) and enter
any relevant information into the Colorado crime information center database; or

(II) If the missing person is under eighteen years of age and under the legal
custody of the state department of human services or a county department of
human or social services, the law enforcement agency shall, within two hours after
receiving notification pursuant to section 19-1-115.3, notify the Colorado bureau of
investigation and enter any relevant information into the Colorado crime
information center database.

(3) If the missing person is an indigenous person, the best course of action
for the law enforcement agency includes appropriate communications with other
law enforcement agencies that may assist in locating the missing indigenous
person. Additionally, the law enforcement agency shall, within eight hours after
receiving a report of a missing adult or within two hours after receiving a report of a
missing child, notify the Colorado bureau of investigation.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2006: Entire article added, p. 395, � 1, effective April 6. L. 2015: Entire section amended, (HB 15-1078), ch. 41, p. 101, � 2, effective January 1, 2016. L. 2022: (2) amended, (SB 22-095), ch. 70, p. 365, � 3, effective April 7; (3) added, (SB 22-150), ch. 466, p. 3317, � 5, effective June 8.