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1     AN ACT concerning missing persons.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Missing Persons Identification Act.
 
6     Section 5. Missing person reports.
7     (a) Report acceptance. All law enforcement agencies shall
8 accept without delay any report of a missing person. Acceptance
9 of a missing person report filed in person may not be refused
10 on any ground. No law enforcement agency may refuse to accept a
11 missing person report:
12         (1) on the basis that the missing person is an adult;
13         (2) on the basis that the circumstances do not indicate
14     foul play;
15         (3) on the basis that the person has been missing for a
16     short period of time;
17         (4) on the basis that the person has been missing a
18     long period of time;
19         (5) on the basis that there is no indication that the
20     missing person was in the jurisdiction served by the law
21     enforcement agency at the time of the disappearance;
22         (6) on the basis that the circumstances suggest that
23     the disappearance may be voluntary;
24         (7) on the basis that the reporting individual does not
25     have personal knowledge of the facts;
26         (8) on the basis that the reporting individual cannot
27     provide all of the information requested by the law
28     enforcement agency;
29         (9) on the basis that the reporting individual lacks a
30     familial or other relationship with the missing person; or
31         (10) for any other reason.
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1 accept missing person reports in person. Law enforcement
2 agencies are encouraged to accept reports by phone or by
3 electronic or other media to the extent that such reporting is
4 consistent with law enforcement policies or practices.
5     (c) Contents of report. In accepting a report of a missing
6 person, the law enforcement agency shall attempt to gather
7 relevant information relating to the disappearance. The law
8 enforcement agency shall attempt to gather at the time of the
9 report information that shall include, but shall not be limited
10 to, the following:
11         (1) the name of the missing person, including
12     alternative names used;
13         (2) the missing person's date of birth;
14         (3) the missing person's identifying marks, such as
15     birthmarks, moles, tattoos, and scars;
16         (4) the missing person's height and weight;
17         (5) the missing person's gender;
18         (6) the missing person's race;
19         (7) the missing person's current hair color and true or
20     natural hair color;
21         (8) the missing person's eye color;
22         (9) the missing person's prosthetics, surgical
23     implants, or cosmetic implants;
24         (10) the missing person's physical anomalies;
25         (11) the missing person's blood type, if known;
26         (12) the missing person's drivers license number, if
27     known;
28         (13) the missing person's social security number, if
29     known;
30         (14) a photograph of the missing person; recent
31     photographs are preferable and the agency is encouraged to
32     attempt to ascertain the approximate date the photograph
33     was taken;
34         (15) a description of the clothing the missing person
35     was believed to be wearing;
36         (16) a description of items that might be with the

 

 

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1     missing person, such as jewelry, accessories, and shoes or
2     boots;
3         (17) information on the missing person's electronic
4     communications devices, such as cell phone numbers and
5     e-mail addresses;
6         (18) the reasons why the reporting individual believes
7     that the person is missing;
8         (19) the name and location of the missing person's
9     school or employer, if known;
10         (20) the name and location of the missing person's
11     dentist or primary care physician, or both, if known;
12         (21) any circumstances that may indicate that the
13     disappearance was not voluntary;
14         (22) any circumstances that may indicate that the
15     missing person may be at risk of injury or death;
16         (23) a description of the possible means of
17     transportation of the missing person, including make,
18     model, color, license number, and Vehicle Identification
19     Number of a vehicle;
20         (24) any identifying information about a known or
21     possible abductor or person last seen with the missing
22     person, or both, including:
23             (A) name;
24             (B) a physical description;
25             (C) date of birth;
26             (D) identifying marks;
27             (E) the description of possible means of
28         transportation, including make, model, color, license
29         number, and Vehicle Identification Number of a
30         vehicle;
31             (F) known associates;
32         (25) any other information that may aid in locating the
33     missing person; and
34         (26) the date of last contact.
35     (d) Notification and follow up action.
36         (1) Notification. The law enforcement agency shall

 

 

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1     notify the person making the report, a family member, or
2     other person in a position to assist the law enforcement
3     agency in its efforts to locate the missing person of the
4     following:
5             (A) general information about the handling of the
6         missing person case or about intended efforts in the
7         case to the extent that the law enforcement agency
8         determines that disclosure would not adversely affect
9         its ability to locate or protect the missing person or
10         to apprehend or prosecute any person criminally
11         involved in the disappearance;
12             (B) that the person making the report or other
13         necessary person should promptly contact the law
14         enforcement agency if the missing person remains
15         missing to provide additional information and
16         materials that will aid in locating the missing person.
17         The law enforcement agency should also notify the
18         person(s) of the specific information or materials
19         needed, such as credit/debit cards the missing person
20         has access to (and other banking information) and
21         records of cell phone use; and
22             (C) that any DNA samples provided for the missing
23         person case are provided on a voluntary basis and will
24         be used solely to help locate or identify the missing
25         person and will not be used for any other purpose.
26         The law enforcement agency, upon acceptance of a
27     missing person report, shall inform the reporting citizen
28     of one of 2 resources, based upon the age of the missing
29     person. If the missing person is under 18 years of age,
30     contact information for the National Center for Missing and
31     Exploited Children shall be given. If the missing person is
32     age 18 or older, contact information for the National
33     Center for Missing Adults shall be given.
34         Agencies handling the remains of a missing person who
35     is deceased must notify the agency handling the missing
36     person's case. Documented efforts must be made to locate

 

 

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1     family members of the deceased person to inform them of the
2     death and location of the remains of their family member.
3         The law enforcement agency is encouraged to make
4     available informational materials, through publications or
5     electronic or other media, that advise the public about how
6     the information or materials identified in this subsection
7     are used to help locate or identify missing persons.
8         (2) Follow up action. If the person identified in the
9     missing person report remains missing after 30 days, and
10     the additional information and materials specified below
11     have not been received, the law enforcement agency shall
12     attempt to obtain:
13             (A) DNA samples from family members or from the
14         missing person along with any needed documentation, or
15         both, including any consent forms, required for the use
16         of State or federal DNA databases, including, but not
17         limited to, the Local DNA Database (LDIS), State DNA
18         Database (SDIS), and National DNA Database (NDIS);
19             (B) an authorization to release dental or skeletal
20         x-rays of the missing person;
21             (C) any additional photographs of the missing
22         person that may aid the investigation or an
23         identification; the law enforcement agency is not
24         required to obtain written authorization before it
25         releases publicly any photograph that would aid in the
26         investigation or identification of the missing person;
27             (D) dental information and x-rays; and
28             (E) fingerprints.
29         (3) All DNA samples obtained in missing person cases
30     shall be immediately forwarded to the Department of State
31     Police for analysis. The Department of State Police shall
32     establish procedures for determining how to prioritize
33     analysis of the samples relating to missing person cases.
34         (4) Information relevant to the Federal Bureau of
35     Investigation's Violent Criminal Apprehension Program
36     shall be entered as soon as possible.

 

 

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1         (5) This subsection shall not be interpreted to
2     preclude a law enforcement agency from attempting to obtain
3     the materials identified in this subsection before the
4     expiration of the 30-day period.
 
5     Section 10. Law enforcement analysis and reporting of
6 missing person information.
7     (a) Prompt determination of high-risk missing person.
8         (1) Definition. "High-risk missing person" means a
9     person whose whereabouts are not currently known and whose
10     circumstances indicate that the person may be at risk of
11     injury or death. The circumstances that indicate that a
12     person is a high-risk missing person include, but are not
13     limited to, any of the following:
14             (A) the person is missing as a result of a stranger
15         abduction;
16             (B) the person is missing under suspicious
17         circumstances;
18             (C) the person is missing under unknown
19         circumstances;
20             (D) the person is missing under known dangerous
21         circumstances;
22             (E) the person is missing more than 30 days;
23             (F) the person has already been designated as a
24         high-risk missing person by another law enforcement
25         agency;
26             (G) there is evidence that the person is at risk
27         because:
28                 (i) the person is in need of medical attention
29             or prescription medication;
30                 (ii) the person does not have a pattern of
31             running away or disappearing;
32                 (iii) the person may have been abducted by a
33             non-custodial parent;
34                 (iv) the person is mentally impaired;
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1                 (vi) the person has been the subject of past
2             threats or acts of violence; or
3             (H) of any other factor that may, in the judgment
4         of the law enforcement official, indicate that the
5         missing person may be at risk.
6         (2) Law enforcement risk assessment.
7             (A) Upon initial receipt of a missing person
8         report, the law enforcement agency shall immediately
9         determine whether there is a basis to determine that
10         the missing person is a high-risk missing person.
11             (B) If a law enforcement agency has previously
12         determined that a missing person is not a high-risk
13         missing person, but obtains new information, it shall
14         immediately determine whether the information
15         indicates that the missing person is a high-risk
16         missing person.
17             (C) Risk assessments identified in this subsection
18         shall be performed no later than 72 hours after the
19         initial missing person report or the new information is
20         provided to the law enforcement agency.
21             (D) Law enforcement agencies are encouraged to
22         establish written protocols for the handling of
23         missing person cases to accomplish the purposes of this
24         Act.
25         (3) Law enforcement agency reports.
26             (A) When the law enforcement agency determines
27         that the missing person is a high-risk missing person,
28         it shall: (i) notify the Department of State Police;
29         (ii) immediately provide to the Department of State
30         Police the information most likely to aid in the
31         location and safe return of the high-risk missing
32         person; and (iii) provide as soon as practicable all
33         other information obtained relating to the missing
34         person case.
35             (B) The Department of State Police shall
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1         this State and the surrounding region of the
2         information that will aid in the prompt location and
3         safe return of the high-risk missing person.
4             (C) The local law enforcement agencies that
5         receive the notification from the Department of State
6         Police shall notify officers to be on the lookout for
7         the missing person or a suspected abductor.
8             (D) The responding local law enforcement agency
9         shall immediately enter all collected information
10         relating to the missing person case in available State
11         and federal databases. The information shall be
12         provided to in accordance with applicable guidelines
13         relating to the databases. The information shall be
14         entered as follows:
15                 (i) A missing person report in high-risk
16             missing person cases, and relevant information
17             provided in the report, shall be entered in the
18             National Crime Information Center database no
19             later than 2 hours after the determination that the
20             missing person is a high-risk missing person; all
21             other missing person reports and relevant
22             information provided in the report shall be
23             entered within one day after the missing person
24             report is received. Supplemental information in
25             high-risk missing person cases shall be entered as
26             soon as practicable.
27                 (ii) All DNA profiles shall be uploaded into
28             the missing person databases of the State DNA Index
29             System (SDIS) and National DNA Index System (NDIS)
30             after completion of the DNA analysis and other
31             procedures required for database entry.
32                 (iii) Information relevant to the Federal
33             Bureau of Investigation's Violent Criminal
34             Apprehension Program shall be entered as soon as
35             possible.
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1         that persons entering data relating to medical or
2         dental records in State or federal databases are
3         specifically trained to understand and correctly enter
4         the information sought by these databases. The
5         Department of State Police shall either use a person
6         with specific expertise in medical or dental records
7         for this purpose or consult with a chief medical
8         examiner, forensic anthropologist, or odontologist to
9         ensure the accuracy and completeness of information
10         entered into the State and federal databases.
11             (F) Pursuant to any applicable State criteria,
12         local law enforcement agencies shall also provide for
13         the prompt use of an Amber Alert or public
14         dissemination of photographs in appropriate high risk
15         cases.
 
16     Section 15. Reporting of unidentified persons and human
17 remains.
18     (a) Handling of death scene investigations.
19         (1) The Department of State Police shall provide
20     information to local law enforcement agencies about best
21     practices for handling death scene investigations.
22         (2) The Department of State Police shall identify any
23     publications or training opportunities that may be
24     available to local law enforcement agencies or law
25     enforcement officers concerning the handling of death
26     scene investigations.
27     (b) Law enforcement reports.
28         (1) After performing any death scene investigation
29     deemed appropriate under the circumstances, the official
30     with custody of the human remains shall ensure that the
31     human remains are delivered to the coroner or medical
32     examiner of the county in which the deceased was found.
33         (2) Any person with custody of human remains that are
34     not identified within 24 hours of discovery shall promptly
35     notify the Department of State Police of the location of

 

 

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1     those remains.
2         (3) If the person with custody of remains cannot
3     determine whether or not the remains found are human, the
4     person shall notify the Department of State Police of the
5     existence of possible human remains.
 
6     Section 20. Unidentified persons or human remains
7 identification responsibilities.
8     (a) If the official with custody of human remains is not a
9 medical examiner, the official shall promptly transfer the
10 unidentified remains to the medical examiner or coroner of the
11 county in which the remains were found.
12     (b) Notwithstanding any other action deemed appropriate
13 for the handling of the human remains, the medical examiner or
14 coroner shall make reasonable attempts to promptly identify
15 human remains. These actions may include but are not limited to
16 obtaining:
17         (1) photographs of the human remains (prior to an
18     autopsy);
19         (2) dental or skeletal X-rays;
20         (3) photographs of items found with the human remains;
21         (4) fingerprints from the remains, if possible;
22         (5) samples of tissue suitable for DNA typing, if
23     possible;
24         (6) samples of whole bone or hair suitable for DNA
25     typing, or both;
26         (7) any other information that may support
27     identification efforts.
28     (c) No medical examiner or coroner or any other person
29 shall dispose of, or engage in actions that will materially
30 affect the unidentified human remains before the medical
31 examiner or coroner obtains:
32         (1) samples suitable for DNA identification,
33     archiving;
34         (2) photographs of the unidentified person or human
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1         (3) all other appropriate steps for identification
2     have been exhausted.
3     (d) Cremation of unidentified human remains is prohibited.
4     (e) The medical examiner or coroner or the Department of
5 State Police shall make reasonable efforts to obtain prompt DNA
6 analysis of biological samples if the human remains have not
7 been identified by other means within 30 days.
8     (f) The medical examiner or coroner or the Department of
9 State Police shall seek support from appropriate State and
10 federal agencies for human remains identification efforts.
11 This support may include, but is not be limited to, available
12 mitochondrial or nuclear DNA testing, federal grants for DNA
13 testing, or federal grants for crime laboratory or medical
14 examiner or coroner's office improvement.
15     (g) The Department of State Police shall promptly enter
16 information in federal and State databases that may aid in the
17 identification of missing persons. Information shall be
18 entered into federal databases as follows:
19         (1) information for the National Crime Information
20     Center shall be entered within 72 hours;
21         (2) DNA profiles and information shall be entered into
22     the National DNA Index System (NDIS) within 5 business days
23     after the completion of the DNA analysis and procedures
24     necessary for the entry of the DNA profile; and
25         (3) information sought by the Violent Criminal
26     Apprehension Program database shall be entered as soon as
27     practicable.
28     (h) If the Department of State Police does not input the
29 data directly into the federal databases, the Department of
30 State Police shall consult with the medical examiner or
31 coroner's office to ensure appropriate training of the data
32 entry personnel and the establishment of a quality assurance
33 protocol for ensuring the ongoing quality of data entered in
34 the federal and State databases.
35     (i) Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to preclude
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1 State Police, or a local law enforcement agency from pursuing
2 other efforts to identify unidentified human remains including
3 efforts to publicize information, descriptions, or photographs
4 that may aid in the identification of the unidentified remains,
5 allow family members to identify the missing person, and seek
6 to protect the dignity of the missing person.
 
7     Section 95. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil
8 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
9 2605-375 as follows:
 
10     (20 ILCS 2605/2605-375)  (was 20 ILCS 2605/55a in part)
11     Sec. 2605-375. Missing persons; Law Enforcement Agencies
12 Data System (LEADS).
13     (a) To establish and maintain a statewide Law Enforcement
14 Agencies Data System (LEADS) for the purpose of providing
15 electronic access by authorized entities to criminal justice
16 data repositories and effecting an immediate law enforcement
17 response to reports of missing persons, including lost, missing
18 or runaway minors and missing endangered seniors. The
19 Department shall implement an automatic data exchange system to
20 compile, to maintain, and to make available to other law
21 enforcement agencies for immediate dissemination data that can
22 assist appropriate agencies in recovering missing persons and
23 provide access by authorized entities to various data
24 repositories available through LEADS for criminal justice and
25 related purposes. To assist the Department in this effort,
26 funds may be appropriated from the LEADS Maintenance Fund.
27     (b) In exercising its duties under this Section, the
28 Department shall do the following:
29         (1) Provide a uniform reporting format for the entry of
30     pertinent information regarding the report of a missing
31     person into LEADS. The report must include all of the
32     following:
33             (A) Relevant information obtained from the
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1         all of the following:
2                 (i) a physical description of the missing
3             person;
4                 (ii) the date, time, and place that the missing
5             person was last seen; and
6                 (iii) the missing person's address.
7             (B) Information gathered by a preliminary
8         investigation, if one was made.
9             (C) A statement by the law enforcement officer in
10         charge stating the officer's assessment of the case
11         based on the evidence and information received.
12         The Department of State Police shall prepare the report
13     required by this paragraph (1) as soon as practical, but
14     not later than 5 hours after the Department receives
15     notification of a missing person.
16         (2) Develop and implement a policy whereby a statewide
17     or regional alert would be used in situations relating to
18     the disappearances of individuals, based on criteria and in
19     a format established by the Department. Such a format shall
20     include, but not be limited to, the age of the missing
21     person and the suspected circumstance of the
22     disappearance.
23         (3) Notify all law enforcement agencies that reports of
24     missing persons shall be entered as soon as the minimum
25     level of data specified by the Department is available to
26     the reporting agency and that no waiting period for the
27     entry of the data exists.
28         (4) Compile and retain information regarding lost,
29     abducted, missing, or runaway minors in a separate data
30     file, in a manner that allows that information to be used
31     by law enforcement and other agencies deemed appropriate by
32     the Director, for investigative purposes. The information
33     shall include the disposition of all reported lost,
34     abducted, missing, or runaway minor cases.
35         (5) Compile and maintain an historic data repository
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1     other missing persons, including, but not limited to,
2     missing endangered seniors, in order to develop and improve
3     techniques utilized by law enforcement agencies when
4     responding to reports of missing persons.
5         (6) Create a quality control program regarding
6     confirmation of missing person data, timeliness of entries
7     of missing person reports into LEADS, and performance
8     audits of all entering agencies.
9         (7) Upon completion of the report required by paragraph
10     (1), the Department of State Police shall immediately
11     forward the contents of the report to all of the following:
12             (A) all law enforcement agencies that have
13         jurisdiction in the location where the missing person
14         lives and all law enforcement agencies that have
15         jurisdiction in the location where the missing person
16         was last seen;
17             (B) all law enforcement agencies to which the
18         person who made the notification concerning the
19         missing person requests the report be sent, if the
20         Department determines that the request is reasonable
21         in light of the information received;
22             (C) all law enforcement agencies that request a
23         copy of the report; and
24             (D) the National Crime Information Center's
25         Missing Person File, if appropriate.
26         (8) The Department of State Police shall begin an
27     investigation concerning the missing person not later than
28     24 hours after receiving notification of a missing person.
29     (c) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board
30 shall conduct a training program for law enforcement personnel
31 of local governmental agencies in the statewide coordinated
32 missing endangered senior alert system established under this
33 Section.
34     (d) The Department of State Police shall perform the duties
35 prescribed in the Missing Persons Identification Act.
36 (Source: P.A. 94-145, eff. 1-1-06.)
 

 

 

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1     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.