Bill > HB1352

This bill modifies Missouri's laws regarding missing persons and human remains investigations, expanding and clarifying procedures for reporting and tracking missing individuals. The bill introduces new definitions for "missing child" and "vulnerable adult", requiring law enforcement agencies to immediately enter missing person reports into state (MULES) and national (NCIC) databases. It mandates that agencies file reports with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) within two hours of a child being reported missing, including detailed personal information and photographs. The legislation also establishes new protocols for tracking missing persons in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), requiring agencies to generate reports within specific timeframes depending on the perceived risk. Additionally, the bill outlines procedures for handling discovered human remains, requiring medical examiners and coroners to communicate with law enforcement during identification efforts and allowing for the creation of unidentified persons records. The bill aims to improve the efficiency and comprehensiveness of missing persons investigations by standardizing reporting procedures, expanding tracking capabilities, and ensuring more thorough communication between different agencies involved in locating missing individuals and identifying human remains.