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ME LD172
Bill
Status
6/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nina Milliken
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AI Summary
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Bureau of State Police must establish and maintain a publicly accessible website listing all open missing persons cases in Maine by December 31, 2026, with monthly updates including demographics, photographs, circumstances, and last known locations
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Working group convened to review best practices for missing persons investigations, assess feasibility of adding training to Maine Criminal Justice Academy curriculum, and evaluate the Silver Alert Program
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Working group includes 11 members representing law enforcement, the Chief Medical Examiner, search and rescue organizations, missing persons specialists, a family member of a missing person, and representatives from federally recognized tribal nations
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Report with findings and recommendations due to Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety by December 3, 2025
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One-time appropriation of $6,368 ($4,139 General Fund, $2,229 Highway Fund) for FY 2025-26 to cover website technology costs
Legislative Description
An Act to Require the Maine State Police to Create a Statewide List of Missing Persons and Study Improvements for Investigating Missing Persons Cases
Victims Of Crime
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.
6/25/2025