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Indiana Code Title 12. Human Services § 12-10-18-3

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

Sec. 3. (a) Upon completion of the report described by section 1 of this chapter, if the law enforcement agency has reason to believe that public notification may assist in locating the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk, the law enforcement agency may immediately forward the contents of the report to:

(1) all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction in the location where the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk lives and all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction in the location where the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk was last seen;

(2) all law enforcement agencies to which the person who made the notification concerning the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk requests the report be sent, if the law enforcement agency determines that the request is reasonable in light of the information received;

(3) all law enforcement agencies that request a copy of the report;

(4) one (1) or more broadcasters that broadcast in an area where the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk may be located;

(5) the Indiana data and communication system (IDACS);

(6) the National Crime Information Center's Missing Person File, if appropriate;  and

(7) the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults, established by IC 10-13-5-5, to disseminate information concerning the:

(A) missing endangered adult to be broadcast as part of the silver alert program;  or

(B) missing veteran at risk to be broadcast as part of the green alert program.

(b) Upon completion of the report described by section 1 of this chapter, a law enforcement agency may forward a copy of the contents of the report to one (1) or more newspapers distributed in an area where the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk may be located.

(c) After forwarding the contents of the report to a broadcaster or newspaper under this section, the law enforcement agency may request that the broadcaster or newspaper:

(1) notify the public that there is an endangered adult medical alert or a missing veteran at risk alert;  and

(2) broadcast or publish:

(A) a description of the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk;  and

(B) any other relevant information that would assist in locating the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk.

(d) A broadcaster or newspaper that receives a request concerning a missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk under subsection (c) may, at the discretion of the broadcaster or newspaper:

(1) notify the public that there is an endangered adult medical alert or a missing veteran at risk alert;  and

(2) broadcast or publish:

(A) a description of the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk;  and

(B) any other relevant information that would assist in locating the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk.

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