§ 12-10-18-1 — Notification and investigative report

Indiana § 12-10-18-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 10: AGING SERVICES
• Ch. 18: Reports of Missing Endangered Adults

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(a) A law enforcement agency that receives
a notification concerning a missing endangered adult or missing
veteran at risk from:
(1) the missing endangered adult's or missing veteran at risk's:
(A) guardian;
(B) custodian; or
(C) guardian ad litem; or
(2) an individual who:
(A) provides the missing endangered adult or missing veteran
at risk with home health aid services;
(B) possesses a health care power of attorney that was executed
under IC 30-5-5-16 for the missing endangered adult or missing
veteran at risk; or
(C) has evidence that the missing endangered adult or missing
veteran at risk has a condition that may prevent the missing
endangered adult or missing veteran at risk from returning
home without assistance;
shall prepare an investigative report on the missing endangered adult
or missing veteran at risk if, based on the notification, the law
enforcement agency has reason to believe that an endangered adult or
veteran at risk is missing.
(b) The investigative report described in subsection (a) may include
the following:
(1) Relevant information obtained from the notification
concerning the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at
risk, including the following:
(A) A physical description of the missing endangered adult or
missing veteran at risk.
(B) The date, time, and place that the missing endangered adult
or missing veteran at risk was last seen.
(C) The missing endangered adult's or missing veteran at risk's
address.
(2) Information 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 the evidence
and information received.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.140-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.3; P.L.40-2024, SEC.15.