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Indiana Code Title 12. Human Services § 12-10-18-1

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 1. (a) A law enforcement agency that receives a notification concerning a missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk from:

(1) the missing endangered adult's or missing veteran at risk's:

(A) guardian;

(B) custodian;  or

(C) guardian ad litem;  or

(2) an individual who:

(A) provides the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk with home health aid services;

(B) possesses a health care power of attorney that was executed under IC 30-5-5-16 for the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk;  or

(C) has evidence that the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk has a condition that may prevent the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk from returning home without assistance;

shall prepare an investigative report on the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk if, based on the notification, the law enforcement agency has reason to believe that an endangered adult or veteran at risk is missing.

(b) The investigative report described in subsection (a) may include the following:

(1) Relevant information obtained from the notification concerning the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk, including the following:

(A) A physical description of the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk.

(B) The date, time, and place that the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk was last seen.

(C) The missing endangered adult's or missing veteran at risk's address.

(2) Information gathered by a preliminary investigation, if one was made.

(3) A statement by the law enforcement officer in charge setting forth that officer's assessment of the case based upon the evidence and information received.

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