Indiana § 5-2-17-7 - Information provided by law enforcement agency
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§ 5-2-17-7. Information provided by law enforcement agency
Sec. 7. (a) A law enforcement agency shall provide a copy of the written informational pamphlet described in IC 10-11-2-34 to a person making a report of a missing child less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time the person makes the report.
(b) If requested by the person making a report of a missing person, a law enforcement agency shall inform the person making the report, a family member of the missing person, and any other person whom the law enforcement agency believes may be helpful in locating the missing person of the following:
(1) The general procedure for handling missing person cases.
(2) The approach the law enforcement agency intends to pursue in the case, if, in the opinion of the law enforcement agency, disclosure would not adversely affect its investigation.
(3) That additional information may be required if the missing person is not promptly located or if additional information is discovered in the course of the investigation. The law enforcement agency shall describe the additional information that may be helpful, if this information is known.
(4) That the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (if the missing person is a child) or the National Center for Missing Adults (if the missing person is an adult) may provide additional resources. The law enforcement agency shall provide contact information for the appropriate organization.
As added by P.L.92-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.23-2015, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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