Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories
43.401. Reports, information to be included, entry of data into computer systems — report to be maintained as record during investigation — removal of record, when. — 1. The reporting of missing persons by law enforcement agencies, private citizens, and the responsibilities of the patrol in maintaining accurate records of missing persons are as follows:
(1) A person may file a complaint of a missing person with a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction. The complaint shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information:
(a) The name of the complainant;
(b) The name, address, and phone number of the guardian, if any, of the missing person;
(c) The relationship of the complainant to the missing person;
(d) The name, age, address, and all identifying characteristics of the missing person;
(e) The length of time the person has been missing; and
(f) All other information deemed relevant by either the complainant or the law enforcement agency;
(2) A report of the complaint of a missing person shall be immediately entered into the Missouri uniform law enforcement system (MULES) and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system by the law enforcement agency receiving the complaint, and disseminated to other law enforcement agencies who may come in contact with or be involved in the investigation or location of a missing person;
(3) A law enforcement agency with which a complaint of a missing child has been filed shall prepare, as soon as practicable, a standard missing child report. The missing child report shall be maintained as a record by the reporting law enforcement agency during the course of an active investigation;
(4) Upon the location of a missing person, or the determination by the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction that the person is no longer missing, the law enforcement agency which reported the missing person shall immediately remove the record of the missing person from the MULES and NCIC files.
2. No law enforcement agency shall prevent an immediate active investigation on the basis of an agency rule which specifies an automatic time limitation for a missing person investigation.
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(L. 1988 H.B. 1272, et al., A.L. 1994 S.B. 661, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1456)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title V - Military Affairs and Police
Chapter 43 - Highway Patrol, State
Section 43.020 - State highway patrol created.
Section 43.025 - Primary purpose of highway patrol.
Section 43.030 - Superintendent — qualifications, appointment, powers.
Section 43.032 - Federal immigration law enforcement, patrol members to be designated for training.
Section 43.040 - Lieutenant colonel and majors — appointment, qualifications.
Section 43.090 - Clerical force — offices and equipment — radio station.
Section 43.100 - Salaries and expenses for highway work, how paid.
Section 43.110 - Travel expenses of patrol, how paid — fees.
Section 43.130 - Uniforms — allowance to members — vehicles and equipment.
Section 43.140 - Members' oaths.
Section 43.150 - Removal or discipline of members of patrol, procedure.
Section 43.160 - Duties of the patrol on highways.
Section 43.170 - Must stop on signal of member of patrol — penalty.
Section 43.180 - Powers of patrol members — investigation of crime, how paid for.
Section 43.190 - Authority to arrest, pursue violators.
Section 43.195 - Authority to arrest upon reasonable grounds for motor vehicle violations.
Section 43.210 - Person arrested to be dealt with according to law.
Section 43.220 - No authority to exceed duties authorized in this chapter.
Section 43.250 - Law enforcement officers to file accident reports with patrol, when.
Section 43.251 - Report forms — how provided, contents — approval by superintendent.
Section 43.252 - Highway patrol traffic records fund created, moneys to be deposited into fund.
Section 43.270 - Criminal justice network and technology revolving fund, purpose.
Section 43.300 - Division created.
Section 43.310 - Director, appointed by superintendent — responsibility.
Section 43.320 - Assignment of highway patrol members to division — allocation of costs.
Section 43.330 - Duties of director.
Section 43.350 - Division established.
Section 43.360 - Director — appointment, qualification, duties.
Section 43.370 - Personnel, compensation, expenses.
Section 43.380 - Investigations, powers, procedure.
Section 43.402 - Missing persons unit established, duties.
Section 43.403 - Responsibilities of other agencies.
Section 43.405 - False reports, penalty.
Section 43.407 - Birth certificate records of missing children to be flagged at request of patrol.
Section 43.408 - School records of missing children to be flagged at request of patrol.
Section 43.409 - Registrar and school to be notified when missing child is located.
Section 43.507 - Disclosure of criminal history information, who may receive.
Section 43.509 - Rulemaking authority, department of public safety — rulemaking procedure.
Section 43.512 - Charge code manual, publication, use.
Section 43.515 - Rulemaking authority, highway patrol criminal record division.
Section 43.524 - Requests for delayed compliance, how made, when.
Section 43.527 - Payment for records, exceptions.
Section 43.542 - Approval of National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact — execution of compact.
Section 43.544 - Intoxication — related traffic offenses, policies required for forwarding to MULES.
Section 43.545 - Highway patrol to include incidents of domestic violence in reporting system.
Section 43.547 - Gubernatorial appointees, fingerprint background checks required — procedure.
Section 43.550 - Revisor to make certain statutory reference changes.
Section 43.651 - Online identifiers, patrol to make information available, when.
Section 43.653 - Highway patrol to create and supervise — location of lab.