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The division shall:
1.Establish and maintain a statewide file system for the purpose of effecting an
immediate law enforcement response to reports of lost or missing individuals.
2.Implement a data exchange system to compile, maintain, and make available for
dissemination to North Dakota and to out-of-state law enforcement agencies
descriptive information to assist appropriate agencies in recovering lost or missing
individuals.
3.Establish contacts and exchange information regarding lost or missing individuals with
the national crime information center.
4.Notify each enforcement agency that a report of lost or missing individuals must be
entered as soon as the minimum level of data specified by the division is available to
the reporting agency and that no waiting period for entry of t
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The division shall:
1. Establish and maintain a statewide file system for the purpose of effecting an
immediate law enforcement response to reports of lost or missing individuals.
2. Implement a data exchange system to compile, maintain, and make available for
dissemination to North Dakota and to out-of-state law enforcement agencies
descriptive information to assist appropriate agencies in recovering lost or missing
individuals.
3. Establish contacts and exchange information regarding lost or missing individuals with
the national crime information center.
4. Notify each enforcement agency that a report of lost or missing individuals must be
entered as soon as the minimum level of data specified by the division is available to
the reporting agency and that no waiting period for entry of that data exists. If the
enforcement agency is unable to enter the data, the division shall enter the information
into the national crime information center file immediately upon notification.
5. Compile and retain information regarding lost or missing individuals in a separate file,
in a manner that allows the information to be used by law enforcement and other
agencies considered appropriate for investigative purposes by the division. The
enforcement agency is responsible for maintaining the disposition of the case and
periodically shall review the case with the reporting party and the division to ensure all
available information is included and to determine the current status of the case. As
used in this subsection, "individual" means an individual who is eighteen years of age
or older.
6. Provide prompt confirmation of the receipt and entry of the lost or missing individuals
report into the file system to the enforcement agency providing the report or to the
parent, guardian, or identified family member as provided in subsection 7.
7. If any parent, guardian, or identified family member is unable to receive services from
the local law enforcement agency, allow the parent, guardian, or identified family
member to submit a lost or missing individuals report to the division which must be
included in the division file system and transmitted to the national crime information
center.
8. Compile and maintain a historical data repository relating to lost or missing individuals
for the following purposes:
a. To develop and improve techniques utilized by law enforcement agencies when
responding to reports of lost or missing individuals; and
b. To provide a factual and statistical base for research that addresses the problem
of lost or missing individuals.