Bill > HB1895

This bill modifies existing law to require local law enforcement agencies to file an official missing person report and enter biographical information into the state's missing person computerized network within six hours, a reduction from the previous twelve hours, after receiving notification of a missing child or an endangered person. This change expands the types of missing individuals covered by this expedited reporting requirement to include not only missing children but also "endangered persons," which now explicitly encompasses those reported missing under the state's endangered missing person advisory plan. The bill also makes minor technical adjustments to cross-references within the law. The purpose of this accelerated reporting is to ensure that crucial information, such as name, date of birth, social security number, physical descriptions, and known associates, is immediately accessible to appropriate law enforcement agencies and, when necessary, to parents and legal guardians.