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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Upon completion of the missing person report, the law-enforcement agency shall send a copy of the report to:
(1) Each law-enforcement officer having jurisdiction over the location in which the missing person was last seen, or the missing person's last known place of residence;
(2) Each state agency which the reporting law-enforcement agency considers to be potentially involved, and each private agency known to the law-enforcement agency which has, as a part of its functions, the searching for or location of missing persons;
(3) Each state agency to which the nearest relative to the missing person, or the complaint if no relative is located, requests that the report be sent; provided, however, that the forwarding of any report under this section shall be at the discretion of the law-enforcement agency;
(4) Each law-enforcement agency which requests a copy of the missing person report.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure § 8534. Dissemination of missing person report - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-11-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/de-code-sect-11-8534/
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