<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>for investigating missing person cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>sections 299C.51; 299C.52; 299C.53; 299C.54, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a; 299C.55; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>299C.56; 299C.565; 390.25, subdivision 2; 626.8454, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299C.51, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var><b>299C.51 CITATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>Sections 
         <statute_ref>299C.51</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>299C.53</statute_ref> 299C.565 may be cited as the "Minnesota Missing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>Children's Persons' Act."  <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299C.52, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var><b>299C.52 MINNESOTA MISSING </b><b>CHILD</b><b> CHILDREN AND ENDANGERED </b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var><b>PERSONS</b><b> PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> As used in sections 
         <statute_ref>299C.52</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>299C.56</statute_ref> 299C.565, the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>following terms have the meanings given them:  <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(a) "Child" means any person under the age of 18 years or any person certified or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>known to be mentally incompetent.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>(b) "CJIS" means Minnesota criminal justice information system.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(c) "Missing" means the status of a child person after a law enforcement agency that <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>has received a report of a missing child person has conducted a preliminary investigation <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>and determined that the child person cannot be located.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(d) "NCIC" means National Crime Information Center.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>(e) "Endangered" means that a law enforcement official has received sufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>evidence that the child is with a missing person who presents a threat of immediate is at <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>risk of physical injury to the child or physical or sexual abuse of the child. or death. The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>following circumstances indicate that a missing person is at risk of physical injury or death:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>(1) the person is missing as a result of a confirmed abduction or under circumstances <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>that indicate that the person's disappearance was not voluntary;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(2) the person is missing under known dangerous circumstances;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>(3) the person is missing more than 30 days;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>(4) the person is under the age of 21 and at least one other factor in this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>is applicable;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>(5) there is evidence the person is in need of medical attention or prescription <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>medication such that it will have a serious adverse effect on the person's health if the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>person does not receive the needed care or medication;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(6) the person does not have a pattern of running away or disappearing;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(7) the person is mentally impaired;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>(8) there is evidence that the person may have been abducted by a noncustodial <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>parent;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>(9) the person has been the subject of past threats or acts of violence;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>(10) there is evidence the person is lost in the wilderness, backcountry, or outdoors <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>where survival is precarious and immediate and effective investigation and search and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>rescue efforts are critical; or<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(11) any other factor that the law enforcement agency deems to indicate that the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>person may be at risk of physical injury or death, including a determination by another law <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>enforcement agency that the person is missing and endangered.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(f) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid from a human biological specimen.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Establishment.</b> The commissioner of public safety shall maintain a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>Minnesota missing child children and endangered persons program within the department <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>to enable documented information about missing Minnesota children and endangered <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>persons to be entered into the NCIC computer.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Computer equipment and programs.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>provide the necessary computer hardware and computer programs to enter, modify, and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>cancel information on missing children and endangered persons in the NCIC computer <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>through the CJIS. These programs must provide for search and retrieval of information <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>using the following identifiers: physical description, name and date of birth, name and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>Social Security number, name and driver's license number, vehicle license number, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>vehicle identification number.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var> (b) The commissioner shall also provide a system for regional, statewide, multistate, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>and nationwide broadcasts of information on missing children and endangered persons. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>These broadcasts shall be made by local law enforcement agencies where possible or, in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>the case of statewide or nationwide broadcasts, by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>upon request of the local law enforcement agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Authority to enter or retrieve information.</b> Only law enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>agencies may enter missing child children and endangered persons information through <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>the CJIS into the NCIC computer or retrieve information through the CJIS from the NCIC <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>computer.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Statistical data.</b> The commissioner shall annually compile and make <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>available statistical information on the number of missing children and endangered persons <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>entered into the NCIC computer and, if available, information on the number located.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Rules.</b> The commissioner may adopt rules in conformance with sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>299C.52
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>299C.56</statute_ref> 299C.565 to provide for the orderly collection and entry of missing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>child children and endangered persons information and requests for retrieval of missing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>child children and endangered persons information.  <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Cooperation with other agencies.</b> The commissioner shall cooperate with <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>other states and the NCIC in the exchange of information on missing persons.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299C.53, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var><b>299C.53 MISSING </b><b>CHILD</b><b> PERSONS</b><b> REPORT; DUTIES OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var><b>COMMISSIONER AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Investigation and entry of information.</b> (a) A law enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>agency shall accept without delay any report of a missing person. The law enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>agency shall not refuse to accept a missing person report on the basis that:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(1) the missing person is an adult;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>(2) the circumstances do not indicate foul play;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(3) the person has been missing for a short amount of time;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>(4) the person has been missing for a long amount of time;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(5) there is no indication that the missing person was in the jurisdiction served by the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>law enforcement agency at the time of the disappearance;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>(6) the circumstances suggest that the disappearance may be voluntary;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(7) the reporting person does not have personal knowledge of the facts;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>(8) the reporting person cannot provide all of the information requested by the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>law enforcement agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>(9) the reporting person lacks a familial or other relationship with the missing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>person; or<br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>(10) for any other reason, except in cases where the law enforcement agency has <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>direct knowledge that the person is, in fact, not missing and the whereabouts and welfare <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>of the person are known at the time the report is being made.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>A law enforcement agency shall accept missing person reports in person. An agency <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>may also accept reports by telephone or other electronic means to the extent the reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>is consistent with the agency's policies or practices.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>(b) Upon receiving a report of a child person believed to be missing, a law <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>enforcement agency shall conduct a preliminary investigation to determine whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>child person is missing, and if missing, whether the person is endangered. If the child <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>person is initially determined to be missing and endangered, the agency shall immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>consult the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension during the preliminary investigation, in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>recognition of the fact that the first two hours are critical. If the child person is determined <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>to be missing and endangered, the agency shall immediately enter identifying and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>descriptive information about the child person through the CJIS into the NCIC computer. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>Law enforcement agencies having direct access to the CJIS and the NCIC computer shall <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>enter and retrieve the data directly and shall cooperate in the entry and retrieval of data on <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>behalf of law enforcement agencies which do not have direct access to the systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Location of missing </b><b>child</b><b> person</b><b>.</b> Immediately As soon as is practically <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>possible after a missing child person is located, the law enforcement agency which located <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>or returned the missing child person shall notify the law enforcement agency having <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>jurisdiction over the investigation, and that agency shall cancel the entry from the NCIC <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>computer.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Missing and endangered </b><b>children</b><b> persons</b><b>.</b> If the Bureau of Criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Apprehension receives a report from a law enforcement agency indicating that a child <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>person is missing and endangered, the superintendent may assist the law enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>agency in conducting the preliminary investigation, offer resources, and assist the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>in helping implement the investigation policy with particular attention to the need for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>immediate action. The law enforcement agency shall promptly notify all appropriate law <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>enforcement agencies in the state and, if deemed appropriate, law enforcement agencies in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>adjacent states or jurisdictions of any information that may aid in the prompt location and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>safe return of a missing and endangered person.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Federal requirements.</b> In addition to the provisions of sections 299C.51 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>to 299C.565, the law enforcement agency and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>comply with requirements provided in federal law on reporting and investigating missing <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>children cases. For purposes of this subdivision, the definition of "child," "children," or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>"minor" shall be determined in accordance with the applicable federal law.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>    Sec. 4. <b>[299C.535] REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON A </b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var><b>MISSING PERSON.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(a) If the person identified in the missing person report remains missing for 30 days, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>and the additional information and materials specified below have not been received, the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>law enforcement agency shall attempt to obtain:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>(1) DNA samples from family members and, if possible, from the missing person <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>along with any needed documentation, including consent forms, required for the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>state or federal DNA databases;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>(2) dental information and x-rays, and an authorization to release dental information <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>or x-rays of the missing person;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(3) any additional photographs of the missing person that may aid the investigation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>or an identification; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>(4) fingerprints.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>(b) The law enforcement agency shall immediately determine whether any additional <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>information received on the missing person indicates that the person is endangered.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>(c) Any additional information or materials received by the law enforcement agency <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>shall be entered into the applicable state or federal database as soon as possible.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a law enforcement agency <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>from obtaining any of the materials identified in this section before the 30th day following <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>the filing of the missing person report.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>(e) The law enforcement agency shall not be required to obtain written authorization <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>before it releases publicly any photograph that would aid in the investigation or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>identification of the missing person.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299C.54, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Distribution.</b> The commissioner shall distribute a missing children <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>persons bulletin on a quarterly basis to local law enforcement agencies, county attorneys, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>and, in the case of missing children, to public and nonpublic schools. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>shall also make this information accessible to other parties involved in efforts to locate <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>missing children and endangered persons and to other persons as the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>considers appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299C.54, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Photograph.</b> The commissioner shall provide appropriate local law <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>enforcement agencies with a list of missing children, with an appropriate waiver form to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>assist the agency in obtaining a photograph of each missing child. Local agencies shall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>obtain the most recent photograph available for missing children and endangered persons <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>and forward those photographs to the commissioner. The commissioner shall include <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>these photographs, as they become available, in the quarterly bulletins.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299C.54, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Included with mailing.</b> State and local elected officials and agencies may <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>enclose in their mailings information regarding missing children and endangered persons <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>obtained from law enforcement agencies or from any organization that is recognized <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization under state or federal law and has an ongoing <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>missing children and endangered persons program. Elected officials and commissioners of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>state agencies are urged to develop policies to enclose missing children and endangered <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>persons information in mailings when it will not increase postage costs and is otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>considered appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299C.54, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Collection of data.</b> Identifying information on missing children and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>endangered persons entered into the NCIC computer regarding cases that are still active at <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>the time the missing children persons bulletin is compiled each quarter may be included <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>in the bulletin.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299C.55, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var><b>299C.55 TRAINING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>The commissioner shall adopt standards for training appropriate personnel <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>concerning the investigation of missing children persons cases.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299C.56, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var><b>299C.56 RELEASE OF MEDICAL DATA.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>(b) "Health care facility" means the office of a dentist or physician, or another <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>medical facility, that is in possession of identifying data.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>(c) "Identifying data" means dental or skeletal X-rays, or both, and related <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>information, previously created in the course of providing dental or medical care to a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>child who has now been reported as missing or a person who has now been reported as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>missing and endangered.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Written declaration.</b> If a child is reported missing or a person is reported <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>missing and endangered, a law enforcement agency may execute a written declaration, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>stating that an active investigation seeking the location of the missing child or endangered <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>person is being conducted, and that the identifying data are necessary for the exclusive <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>purpose of furthering the investigation. Notwithstanding chapter 13 or section 
         <statute_ref>144.651, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>subdivision 16
         </statute_ref>, when a written declaration executed under this subdivision, signed by a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>peace officer, is presented to a health care facility, the facility shall provide access to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>missing child's child or endangered person's identifying data to the law enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>agency.  <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299C.565, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var><b>299C.565 MISSING PERSON REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>The local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location where a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>person has been missing or was last seen has the responsibility to take a missing person <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>report from an interested party. If this location cannot be clearly and easily established, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the last verified location <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>where the missing person last resided has the responsibility to take the report. In the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>event any circumstances delay a determination of which law enforcement agency has the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>responsibility to take a missing person report from an interested party, the Bureau of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>Criminal Apprehension shall offer prompt guidance to the agencies involved.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>    Sec. 12. <b>[299C.5655] MISSING PERSONS; STANDARDIZED REPORTS AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var><b>PROCEDURES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>    By September 1, 2009, the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>shall develop:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>    (1) a standardized form for use by all law enforcement agencies when taking a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>missing person report; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>    (2) a model policy that incorporates standard processes, procedures, and information <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>to be provided to interested persons regarding developments in a missing person case.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>    In developing the standardized form and model policy, the superintendent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall convene a working group that includes interested <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>members of the public and representatives of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>a nonprofit foundation formed to assist in locating the missing persons. The working <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>group shall be funded by private resources.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 390.25, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Report to BCA.</b> (a) After 60 30 days, the coroner or medical examiner <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>shall provide to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension missing persons clearinghouse <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>information to be entered into federal and state databases that can aid in the identification, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>including the National Crime Information Center database. The coroner or medical <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>examiner shall provide to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension specimens suitable for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>DNA analysis. DNA profiles and information shall be entered by the Bureau of Criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>Apprehension into federal and state DNA databases within five business days after the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>completion of the DNA analysis and procedures necessary for the entry of the DNA profile.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>(b) If a deceased's remains are identified as a missing person, the Bureau of Criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>Apprehension or the lead law enforcement agency shall attempt to locate family members <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>of the deceased person and inform them of the death and location of the deceased person's <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>remains. All efforts to locate and notify family members shall be recorded and retained by <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or lead law enforcement agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 626.8454, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Available resources.</b> If an agency, board, or local representative reviews <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>or updates its policies for missing children or persons investigations, it may consider <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>the following resources:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>(1) nonprofit search and rescue organizations that provide trained animal searches, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>specialized equipment, and man trackers;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>(2) assistance from other law enforcement agencies at the local, state, or federal <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>level, or qualified missing persons organizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>(3) use of subpoenas or search warrants for electronic and wireless communication <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>devices, computers, and Web sites; and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>(4) assistance and services provided by the Civil Air Patrol.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br/>