Indiana Code 5-2-17-1. “High risk missing person”
(1) A person who is missing as the result of abduction by a stranger.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-2-17-1
- law enforcement agency: means an agency or a department of any level of government whose principal function is the apprehension of criminal offenders. See Indiana Code 5-2-17-2
- veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) A person whose disappearance occurred under circumstances that are inherently dangerous.
(4) A person who is missing for more than thirty (30) days.
(5) A missing person who is in need of medical attention or prescription medication.
(6) A missing person who may be at risk due to abduction by a noncustodial parent.
(7) A missing person who is mentally impaired.
(8) A missing person who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age.
(9) A missing person who has previously been the victim of a threat of violence or an act of violence.
(10) A missing person who has been determined by a law enforcement agency to be:
(A) at risk of injury or death; or
(B) a person that meets any of the descriptions in subdivisions (1) through (9).
(11) A missing person who is an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-7-2-131.3).
(12) A missing person who is a veteran at risk (as defined in IC 12-7-2-197.3).
As added by P.L.92-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.40-2024, SEC.1.