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Relating to the viewing of a missing person report by immediate family members of a missing person
Topics:Public safety & emergencies
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 17, 2021
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a person has been missing for five years or more, up to two immediate family members can view the missing person report and any new updates. The Department of Public Safety can allow more than two family members to see the report, but they cannot let anyone see it if that person is a suspect in the investigation. Anyone allowed to view the report is forbidden from taking photos of it or sharing the information with others.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the viewing of a missing person report by immediate family members of a missing person. The bill provides that after a person reported missing has been missing for five or more years, up to two immediate family members of the missing person shall be allowed to view the missing person report and any updated information relating to the missing person report submitted to the missing person information clearinghouse. The department of public safety may authorize more than two immediate family members of the missing person to view the report, provided, however, that an immediate family member who is currently a suspect in an active investigation by law enforcement concerning the missing person shall not be allowed to view the missing person report. Persons viewing the report shall not photograph, share, or otherwise publish the contents of the report. The bill defines “immediate family member” as a husband or wife; natural or adoptive parent, child, or sibling; stepparent, stepchild, or stepsibling; father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; or grandparent or grandchild.