North Dakota § 12-68-02 Notification and other action

North Dakota Statutes

§ 12-68-02 — Notification and other action

North Dakota § 12-68-02

Title 12Corrections, Parole, and Probation

Ch. 12-68Missing Person Reports

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N.D. Cent. Code § 12-68-02 (2026).

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1.When possible, the law enforcement agency shall inform the person making the report, a family member of the missing person, or other person who may be in a position to assist the law enforcement agency regarding the agency's efforts to locate the missing person about general information regarding the handling of the missing person case or information regarding intended efforts in the case to the extent that the law enforcement agency determines that disclosure would not adversely affect the agency's ability to locate or protect the missing person or to apprehend or prosecute any person criminally involved in the disappearance.

2.All DNA samples obtained in missing person cases must be forwarded immediately to the state crime laboratory to perform a DNA analysis. The state crime laborat

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1. When possible, the law enforcement agency shall inform the person making the report,
a family member of the missing person, or other person who may be in a position to
assist the law enforcement agency regarding the agency's efforts to locate the missing
person about general information regarding the handling of the missing person case or
information regarding intended efforts in the case to the extent that the law
enforcement agency determines that disclosure would not adversely affect the
agency's ability to locate or protect the missing person or to apprehend or prosecute
any person criminally involved in the disappearance.
2. All DNA samples obtained in missing person cases must be forwarded immediately to
the state crime laboratory to perform a DNA analysis. The state crime laboratory shall
establish procedures for determining how to prioritize analysis of the samples relating
to missing person cases.
3. The law enforcement agency shall submit relevant information to the federal bureau of
investigation's violent criminal apprehension program as soon as is practicable.