North Dakota Code 12-68-03 – Prompt determination of high-risk missing person – Law enforcement agency reports
1. A high-risk missing person is an individual whose whereabouts are not currently known and the circumstances indicate that the individual may be at risk of injury or death.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 12-68-03
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. Upon the determination by the law enforcement agency that the missing person is a high-risk missing person, the law enforcement agency shall notify the bureau of criminal investigation. The law enforcement agency shall provide to the bureau of criminal investigation the information most likely to aid in the location and safe return of the high-risk missing person.
3. The responding local law enforcement agency immediately shall enter all collected information relating to the missing person case in available state and federal databases. If the responding local law enforcement agency does not have the capability to enter this data directly in the state and federal databases, the bureau of criminal investigation shall enter all collected information relating to the missing person case in available state and federal databases. The information shall be provided in accordance with applicable guidelines relating to the databases.