§ 12-68-02 — Notification and other action

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.