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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) Any person with relevant, credible information suggesting that a person is missing may make a missing person report to a law enforcement agency.
(2) A law enforcement agency shall accept without delay a missing person report that is submitted in person if:
(a) The missing person resides, or was last known to reside, within the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency and the missing person's last-known location is the missing person's residence or his or her location is unknown; or
(b) There is credible information indicating that the missing person was last believed to be within the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency.
(3) Each law enforcement agency is encouraged to accept a missing person report submitted by telephone or by electronic or other media to the extent that:
(a) The report meets the conditions of paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2) of this section; and
(b) Acceptance of the report is consistent with law enforcement policies or practices.
(4) A law enforcement agency shall not refuse to accept a missing person report on the basis that the missing person has not yet been missing for any length of time.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a law enforcement agency is not required to accept a missing person report if the person is the subject of a missing person report under investigation by another law enforcement agency within this state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 16. Criminal Proceedings § 16-2.7-102. Missing person reports--acceptance - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-16-criminal-proceedings/co-rev-st-sect-16-2-7-102/
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