Missing Persons Act
West Virginia · Public Safety · §§ 15-3D-1 to 15-3D-9 · 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.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- W. Va. Code § 15-3D-1Short title
- W. Va. Code § 15-3D-2Findings
- W. Va. Code § 15-3D-3Definitions
- W. Va. Code § 15-3D-4Missing persons complaints; law-enforcement procedures
- W. Va. Code § 15-3D-5Missing persons investigation requirements
- W. Va. Code § 15-3D-6Reporting and handling of unidentified human remains
- W. Va. Code § 15-3D-7Identification of human remains
- W. Va. Code § 15-3D-8Filing a false missing persons complaint; criminal penalties
- W. Va. Code § 15-3D-9Missing and Endangered Child Advisory System; definitions; rule-making authority
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