Ind. Code § 31-36-1-2

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 31-36-1-2 - Time for preparing report

The law enforcement agency shall prepare the report required by section 1 of this chapter as soon as practicable, but not later than five (5) hours after the law enforcement agency received the notification about a missing child. However, a law enforcement agency is not required to prepare the report required by section 1 of this chapter earlier than twenty-four (24) hours after the law enforcement agency received the notification about a missing child if:

(1) the law enforcement agency received a previous, unrelated notification that the child was missing; and

(2) the law enforcement agency has reason to believe that the child is missing because the child has committed a delinquent act under IC 31-37-2-2.

IC 31-36-1-2

Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-13-3(a).

As added by P.L. 1-1997, SEC.19.