Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Missing Persons Identification Act. (Source: P.A. 95-192, eff. 8-16-07.)
Illinois · statute · 50 ILCS 722 · 8 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Missing Persons Identification Act. (Source: P.A. 95-192, eff. 8-16-07.)
Missing person reports. (a-1) Law enforcement policy. Law enforcement agencies shall adopt a policy regarding missing person investigations and missing person reporting and follow-up actions. (a-5) Report acceptance. Law enforcement agencies shall accept without delay any report of a missing person. A law enforcement a…
Law enforcement analysis and reporting of missing person information. (a) Prompt determination and definition of a high-risk missing person. (1) Definition. "High-risk missing person" means a person whose whereabouts are not currently known and whose circumstances indicate that the person may be at risk of injury or de…
Reporting of unidentified persons and human remains. (a) Handling of death scene investigations. (1) The Illinois State Police shall provide information to local law enforcement agencies about best practices for handling death scene investigations. (2) The Illinois State Police shall identify any publications or traini…
Unidentified persons or human remains identification responsibilities. (a) In this Section, "assisting law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction acting under the request and direction of the medical examiner or coroner to assist with human remains identification. (a-5) If the official wit…
Unidentified deceased persons. The coroner, medical examiner, or assisting law enforcement agency shall obtain a biological sample from any individual whose remains are not identifiable. The biological sample shall be forwarded to an accredited Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) laboratory where DNA profiles are entered…
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 95-192, eff. 8-16-07; text omitted.)
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 95-192, eff. 8-16-07.)