§ 5-2-17-10 — Notification to other law enforcement agencies; data base information

Indiana § 5-2-17-10

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 2: LAW ENFORCEMENT
• Ch. 17: Missing Persons

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(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 that receives a report of a high risk
missing person shall inform every appropriate law enforcement agency
in Indiana of the high risk missing person. In addition, the law
enforcement agency that receives a report of a missing person may
notify a law enforcement agency in another state if the state police
department believes that the notification will assist in the location of
the missing person.
(c) The law enforcement agency that receives a report of a missing
person shall do the following:
(1) Enter information that relates to a missing person report for a
missing person into:
(A) the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) data base
not more than two (2) hours after the information is received;
and
(B) any other appropriate data base not more than one (1) day
after the information is received.
(2) Ensure that a person who enters data relating to medical or
dental records in a data base has the appropriate training to
understand and correctly enter the information. The law
enforcement agency that receives a report of a missing person
may consult with a coroner, a pathologist, or another medical
professional to ensure the accuracy of the medical or dental
information.
(d) A law enforcement agency that receives a report of a high risk
missing person under this section shall immediately:
(1) instruct the agency's officers to be alert for the missing person,
and a person who may have abducted the missing person, if
applicable; and
(2) enter all collected information related to the missing person
case into appropriate state or federal data bases.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.92-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.22-2009, SEC.1.