CT HB06113

Law enforcement agencies must accept without delay any report of a missing adult person (defined as individuals age 18 and older), effective October 1, 2011.

The Division of State Police must enter information from missing adult person cases into the National Crime Information Center database and other applicable federal databases with practicable speed.

The Chief Medical Examiner must obtain DNA samples (tissue, bone, or hair) from human remains when homicide is suspected and immediately submit samples to the Division of Scientific Services.

The Police Officer Standards and Training Council must develop and implement a policy by January 1, 2012 governing the acceptance and investigation of missing person reports, including guidelines for identifying high-risk cases and required information to collect.

All police training programs must include instruction on the missing person report policy and training in the use of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.