The Missing Persons Reporting and Identification Act; create to require input of missing persons in NamUs.
Approved by Governor
Summary
The act requires law‑enforcement agencies to start investigations within ten days of a credible missing‑person report and to submit case data, biometric records, and DNA samples to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). It also obligates the State Medical Examiner to test DNA of unidentified remains using forensic genetic genealogy and prohibits any waiting period or destructive treatment of bodies. The law applies to police, the State and county medical examiners, physicians, hospitals, funeral homes, and related officials.
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