Minnesota Missing Persons Act
Minnesota · Bureau of Criminal Apprehension · §§ 299C.51 to 299C.5655 · 9 sections
Overview
The Missing Persons Act governs how law enforcement responds to reports of missing persons and how unidentified human remains are reported, handled, and identified. It establishes required procedures for receiving and acting on missing persons complaints, sets minimum requirements for the resulting investigations, and makes it a criminal offense to file a false missing persons complaint. It also creates an advisory system for publicizing cases involving missing and endangered children, along with authority to adopt rules implementing it.
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Sections covered
- Minn. Stat. § 299C.51CITATION.
- Minn. Stat. § 299C.52MINNESOTA MISSING CHILDREN AND ENDANGERED PERSONS PROGRAM.
- Minn. Stat. § 299C.53MISSING PERSONS REPORT; DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
- Minn. Stat. § 299C.535REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON MISSING PERSON.
- Minn. Stat. § 299C.54MISSING CHILDREN BULLETIN.
- Minn. Stat. § 299C.55TRAINING.
- Minn. Stat. § 299C.56RELEASE OF MEDICAL DATA.
- Minn. Stat. § 299C.565MISSING PERSON REPORT.
- Minn. Stat. § 299C.5655MISSING PERSONS; STANDARDIZED REPORTS AND PROCEDURES.
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