(a) Not later than January 1, 2012, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall develop and implement a policy concerning the acceptance of missing person reports, including, but not limited to, missing adult person reports, by law enforcement agencies in this state and such agencies' response thereto. Such policy shall include, but not be limited to, (1) guidelines for the acceptance of a missing person report, (2) the types of information that a law enforcement agency should seek to ascertain and record concerning the missing person or missing adult person that would aid in locating the missing person or missing adult person, (3) the circumstances that indicate that a missing person or missing adult person is a high risk missing person, (4) the types of information that a law enforcement agency should provide to the person making the missing person report, to a family member or to any other person in a position to assist the law enforcement agency in its efforts to locate the missing person or missing adult person, and (5) the responsibilities of a law enforcement agency in responding to a missing person report and the manner of such response, including preferred methods of response that are sensitive to the emotions of the person making such report.
(b) Each police basic or review training program conducted or administered by the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council or a municipal police department shall include training in the policy developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and training in the use of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System created by the Office of Justice Program's National Institute of Justice.
(P.A. 07-151, S. 1; P.A. 11-51, S. 134; 11-102, S. 3; P.A. 12-204, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 07-151 effective July 1, 2007; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Division of State Police within the Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-102 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same by inserting references to “missing adult person”, adding provision re methods of response that are sensitive to emotions of reporting person and making technical changes, and added Subsec. (b) to require police basic or review training programs to include training in the policy developed re missing person reports and in the use of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System; P.A. 12-204 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change, effective July 1, 2012.
See Sec. 29-1i re definitions.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection
Section 7-275. - Meetings of commissioners. Vacancies.
Section 7-276. - Powers of commissioners.
Section 7-277. - Town to bear expense.
Section 7-277a. - Police assistance agreements.
Section 7-279. - Subpoena to appear before municipal police commissioners.
Section 7-280. - Witness fees.
Section 7-281a. - Free use of COLLECT system.
Section 7-282. - Municipal accident and police records.
Section 7-282a. - Reporting of bomb incidents.
Section 7-282b. - Automatic telephone alarms.
Section 7-282d. - Imposition of pedestrian citation or traffic ticket quotas prohibited.
Section 7-283. - Employment of private detectives.
Section 7-284. - Police protection at places of amusement.
Section 7-285. - Sale of unclaimed goods by police departments.
Section 7-286. - Police matrons in certain cities.
Section 7-287. - Female prisoners under care of police matron.
Section 7-288. - Duty of police matron.
Section 7-289. - Qualifications of matron; salary; removal.
Section 7-290. - Separate station for female prisoners.
Section 7-291. - Police surgeons.
Section 7-291b. - Guidelines re recruitment, retention and promotion of minority police officers.
Section 7-291e. - Requirements re provision of behavioral health assessments to police officers.
Section 7-292. - Adoption of forty-hour week for policemen.
Section 7-294. - Earnings not affected.
Section 7-294a. - Police Officer Standards and Training Council: Definitions.
Section 7-294b. - Members of council. Holding of other office.
Section 7-294c. - Submission of annual report by council to Governor and General Assembly.
Section 7-294dd. - Reimbursement for cost of police officer certification.
Section 7-294e. - Recertification of police officers. Regulations.
Section 7-294hh. - State and local police policy concerning crowd management. Regulations. Training.
Section 7-294mm. - Timely notification by a peace officer of a death.
Section 7-294o. - Development and implementation of policy re missing person reports. Training.
Section 7-294t. - Eyewitness Identification and Emerging Technologies Task Force.
Section 7-294w. - State and local police training programs to include traffic incident management.
Section 7-294x. - Council to provide training to public school security personnel.
Section 7-294aaa. - Establishment of civilian police review boards.
Section 7-295. - Acceptance of part.
Section 7-296. - Reserve fund of police department.
Section 7-297. - Veteran reserve; retirement; death benefits.
Section 7-298. - Removal of policemen not restricted.
Section 7-299. - City ordinances.
Section 7-300. - Establishment of funds in towns and boroughs.
Section 7-301. - Establishment of fire department.
Section 7-302. - Hearing prior to dismissal of fire department head. Appeal.
Section 7-303. - “Municipality”, “work” and “duty” defined.
Section 7-304. - Participation of municipalities.
Section 7-307. - Age requirement for veterans.
Section 7-309. - Liability for damage caused by motor vehicle used for fire fighting.
Section 7-311. - Liability for delay in reporting fire or other emergency.
Section 7-312. - Liability as to use of water holes.
Section 7-313a. - Fire police.
Section 7-313b. - Authority of fire department officer to order removal of persons.
Section 7-313c. - Indemnification for educational expenses.
Section 7-313d. - Local fire department's authority to inspect state facilities.
Section 7-313e. - Authority of fire officer during emergency.
Section 7-313f. - Authority of fire chiefs at certain state facilities.
Section 7-313g. - “Firefighter” defined.
Section 7-313h. - Firefighters cancer relief account.
Section 7-313j. - Firefighters cancer relief program established.
Section 7-313l. - Firefighter training on resilience and self-care techniques.
Section 7-313m. - Grants to distressed municipalities for volunteer firefighter training.
Section 7-313o. - Firefighter turnout gear. Maintenance and remediation of toxic substances.
Section 7-314. - Definitions. Exemption from Freedom of Information Act.
Section 7-314a. - Death, disability and injury benefits. Presumption.
Section 7-314c. - Assumption of liability by the state for volunteer firefighters.
Section 7-322a. - Benefits for volunteers rendering service to another fire company.
Section 7-322d. - Election of officers. Ballots exempt from Freedom of Information Act.
Section 7-323. - Application of part.
Section 7-323a. - Definitions.
Section 7-323b. - Acceptance of part.
Section 7-323c. - Benefit fund established.
Section 7-323d. - Actuarial studies of fund experience.
Section 7-323f. - Insurance policies to provide benefits authorized.
Section 7-323g. - Withdrawal of acceptance.
Section 7-323h. - Municipal liability for maintaining benefits.
Section 7-323i. - Administration of fund.
Section 7-323j. - Definitions.
Section 7-323k. - Commission on Fire Prevention and Control.
Section 7-323l. - Duties of Commission on Fire Prevention and Control. Regulations.
Section 7-323m. - Exceptions, voluntary cooperation.
Section 7-323n. - Office of State Fire Administration.
Section 7-323o. - State Fire Administrator, appointment and duties.
Section 7-323q. - Indemnification of fire service instructors.
Section 7-323t. - Municipal contracts prohibiting paid emergency personnel from volunteer service.
Section 7-323u. - Regional fire school. Notice and hearing. Appeals. Regulations.