No law enforcement agency shall implement a policy or practice which mandates a minimum waiting period before initiating a missing person report with such agency; provided, however, that it shall remain within the discretion of the law enforcement agency to determine what action, if any, is required in response to such a report.
O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18
Prohibition on minimum waiting periods for initiating missing person report
— Code 1981, § 35-1-18, enacted by Ga
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