Rep. Dan Brady

Filed: 2/24/2006

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4203

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4203 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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

 

 

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1     have personal knowledge of the facts;
2         (8) on the basis that the reporting individual cannot
3     provide all of the information requested by the law
4     enforcement agency;
5         (9) on the basis that the reporting individual lacks a
6     familial or other relationship with the missing person; or
7         (10) for any other reason.
8     (b) Manner of reporting. All law enforcement agencies shall
9 accept missing person reports in person. Law enforcement
10 agencies are encouraged to accept reports by phone or by
11 electronic or other media to the extent that such reporting is
12 consistent with law enforcement policies or practices.
13     (c) Contents of report. In accepting a report of a missing
14 person, the law enforcement agency shall attempt to gather
15 relevant information relating to the disappearance. The law
16 enforcement agency shall attempt to gather at the time of the
17 report information that shall include, but shall not be limited
18 to, the following:
19         (1) the name of the missing person, including
20     alternative names used;
21         (2) the missing person's date of birth;
22         (3) the missing person's identifying marks, such as
23     birthmarks, moles, tattoos, and scars;
24         (4) the missing person's height and weight;
25         (5) the missing person's gender;
26         (6) the missing person's race;
27         (7) the missing person's current hair color and true or
28     natural hair color;
29         (8) the missing person's eye color;
30         (9) the missing person's prosthetics, surgical
31     implants, or cosmetic implants;
32         (10) the missing person's physical anomalies;
33         (11) the missing person's blood type, if known;
34         (12) the missing person's drivers license number, if

 

 

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1     known;
2         (13) the missing person's social security number, if
3     known;
4         (14) a photograph of the missing person; recent
5     photographs are preferable and the agency is encouraged to
6     attempt to ascertain the approximate date the photograph
7     was taken;
8         (15) a description of the clothing the missing person
9     was believed to be wearing;
10         (16) a description of items that might be with the
11     missing person, such as jewelry, accessories, and shoes or
12     boots;
13         (17) information on the missing person's electronic
14     communications devices, such as cellular telephone numbers
15     and e-mail addresses;
16         (18) the reasons why the reporting individual believes
17     that the person is missing;
18         (19) the name and location of the missing person's
19     school or employer, if known;
20         (20) the name and location of the missing person's
21     dentist or primary care physician, or both, if known;
22         (21) any circumstances that may indicate that the
23     disappearance was not voluntary;
24         (22) any circumstances that may indicate that the
25     missing person may be at risk of injury or death;
26         (23) a description of the possible means of
27     transportation of the missing person, including make,
28     model, color, license number, and Vehicle Identification
29     Number of a vehicle;
30         (24) any identifying information about a known or
31     possible abductor or person last seen with the missing
32     person, or both, including:
33             (A) name;
34             (B) a physical description;

 

 

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1             (C) date of birth;
2             (D) identifying marks;
3             (E) the description of possible means of
4         transportation, including make, model, color, license
5         number, and Vehicle Identification Number of a
6         vehicle;
7             (F) known associates;
8         (25) any other information that may aid in locating the
9     missing person; and
10         (26) the date of last contact.
11     (d) Notification and follow up action.
12         (1) Notification. The law enforcement agency shall
13     notify the person making the report, a family member, or
14     other person in a position to assist the law enforcement
15     agency in its efforts to locate the missing person of the
16     following:
17             (A) general information about the handling of the
18         missing person case or about intended efforts in the
19         case to the extent that the law enforcement agency
20         determines that disclosure would not adversely affect
21         its ability to locate or protect the missing person or
22         to apprehend or prosecute any person criminally
23         involved in the disappearance;
24             (B) that the person should promptly contact the law
25         enforcement agency if the missing person remains
26         missing in order to provide additional information and
27         materials that will aid in locating the missing person
28         such as the missing person's credit cards, debit cards,
29         banking information, and cellular telephone records;
30         and
31             (C) that any DNA samples provided for the missing
32         person case are provided on a voluntary basis and will
33         be used solely to help locate or identify the missing
34         person and will not be used for any other purpose.

 

 

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1         The law enforcement agency, upon acceptance of a
2     missing person report, shall inform the reporting citizen
3     of one of 2 resources, based upon the age of the missing
4     person. If the missing person is under 18 years of age,
5     contact information for the National Center for Missing and
6     Exploited Children shall be given. If the missing person is
7     age 18 or older, contact information for the National
8     Center for Missing Adults shall be given.
9         Agencies handling the remains of a missing person who
10     is deceased must notify the agency handling the missing
11     person's case. Documented efforts must be made to locate
12     family members of the deceased person to inform them of the
13     death and location of the remains of their family member.
14         The law enforcement agency is encouraged to make
15     available informational materials, through publications or
16     electronic or other media, that advise the public about how
17     the information or materials identified in this subsection
18     are used to help locate or identify missing persons.
19         (2) Follow up action. If the person identified in the
20     missing person report remain missing after 30 days, and the
21     additional information and materials specified below have
22     not been received, the law enforcement agency shall attempt
23     to obtain:
24             (A) DNA samples from family members or from the
25         missing person along with any needed documentation, or
26         both, including any consent forms, required for the use
27         of State or federal DNA databases, including, but not
28         limited to, the Local DNA Index System (LDIS), State
29         DNA Index System (SDIS), and National DNA Index System
30         (NDIS);
31             (B) an authorization to release dental or skeletal
32         x-rays of the missing person;
33             (C) any additional photographs of the missing
34         person that may aid the investigation or an

 

 

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1         identification; the law enforcement agency is not
2         required to obtain written authorization before it
3         releases publicly any photograph that would aid in the
4         investigation or identification of the missing person;
5             (D) dental information and x-rays; and
6             (E) fingerprints.
7         (3) All DNA samples obtained in missing person cases
8     shall be immediately forwarded to the Department of State
9     Police for analysis. The Department of State Police shall
10     establish procedures for determining how to prioritize
11     analysis of the samples relating to missing person cases.
12         (4) This subsection shall not be interpreted to
13     preclude a law enforcement agency from attempting to obtain
14     the materials identified in this subsection before the
15     expiration of the 30-day period.
 
16     Section 10. Law enforcement analysis and reporting of
17 missing person information.
18     (a) Prompt determination of high-risk missing person.
19         (1) Definition. "High-risk missing person" means a
20     person whose whereabouts are not currently known and whose
21     circumstances indicate that the person may be at risk of
22     injury or death. The circumstances that indicate that a
23     person is a high-risk missing person include, but are not
24     limited to, any of the following:
25             (A) the person is missing as a result of a stranger
26         abduction;
27             (B) the person is missing under suspicious
28         circumstances;
29             (C) the person is missing under unknown
30         circumstances;
31             (D) the person is missing under known dangerous
32         circumstances;
33             (E) the person is missing more than 30 days;

 

 

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1             (F) the person has already been designated as a
2         high-risk missing person by another law enforcement
3         agency;
4             (G) there is evidence that the person is at risk
5         because:
6                 (i) the person is in need of medical attention
7             or prescription medication;
8                 (ii) the person does not have a pattern of
9             running away or disappearing;
10                 (iii) the person may have been abducted by a
11             non-custodial parent;
12                 (iv) the person is mentally impaired;
13                 (v) the person is under the age of 21;
14                 (vi) the person has been the subject of past
15             threats or acts of violence; or
16             (H) any other factor that may, in the judgment of
17         the law enforcement official, indicate that the
18         missing person may be at risk.
19         (2) Law enforcement risk assessment.
20             (A) Upon initial receipt of a missing person
21         report, the law enforcement agency shall immediately
22         determine whether there is a basis to determine that
23         the missing person is a high-risk missing person.
24             (B) If a law enforcement agency has previously
25         determined that a missing person is not a high-risk
26         missing person, but obtains new information, it shall
27         immediately determine whether the information
28         indicates that the missing person is a high-risk
29         missing person.
30             (C) Law enforcement agencies are encouraged to
31         establish written protocols for the handling of
32         missing person cases to accomplish the purposes of this
33         Act.
34         (3) Law enforcement agency reports.

 

 

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1             (A) The responding local law enforcement agency
2         shall immediately enter all collected information
3         relating to the missing person case in the Law
4         Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) and the
5         National Crime Information Center (NCIC) databases.
6         The information shall be provided in accordance with
7         applicable guidelines relating to the databases. The
8         information shall be entered as follows:
9                 (i) All DNA profiles shall be uploaded into the
10             missing person databases of the State DNA Index
11             System (SDIS) and National DNA Index System (NDIS)
12             after completion of the DNA analysis and other
13             procedures required for database entry.
14                 (ii) Information relevant to the Federal
15             Bureau of Investigation's Violent Criminal
16             Apprehension Program shall be entered as soon as
17             possible.
18                 (iii) The Department of State Police shall
19             ensure that persons entering data relating to
20             medical or dental records in State or federal
21             databases are specifically trained to understand
22             and correctly enter the information sought by
23             these databases. The Department of State Police
24             shall either use a person with specific expertise
25             in medical or dental records for this purpose or
26             consult with a chief medical examiner, forensic
27             anthropologist, or odontologist to ensure the
28             accuracy and completeness of information entered
29             into the State and federal databases.
30             (B) The Department of State Police shall
31         immediately notify all law enforcement agencies within
32         this State and the surrounding region of the
33         information that will aid in the prompt location and
34         safe return of the high-risk missing person.

 

 

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1             (C) The local law enforcement agencies that
2         receive the notification from the Department of State
3         Police shall notify officers to be on the lookout for
4         the missing person or a suspected abductor.
5             (D) Pursuant to any applicable State criteria,
6         local law enforcement agencies shall also provide for
7         the prompt use of an Amber Alert in cases involving
8         abducted children; or public dissemination of
9         photographs in appropriate high risk cases.
 
10     Section 15. Reporting of unidentified persons and human
11 remains.
12     (a) Handling of death scene investigations.
13         (1) The Department of State Police shall provide
14     information to local law enforcement agencies about best
15     practices for handling death scene investigations.
16         (2) The Department of State Police shall identify any
17     publications or training opportunities that may be
18     available to local law enforcement agencies or law
19     enforcement officers concerning the handling of death
20     scene investigations.
21     (b) Law enforcement reports.
22         (1) After performing any death scene investigation
23     deemed appropriate under the circumstances, the official
24     with custody of the human remains shall ensure that the
25     human remains are delivered to the coroner or medical
26     examiner of the county in which the deceased was found.
27         (2) Any person with custody of human remains that are
28     not identified within 24 hours of discovery shall promptly
29     notify the Department of State Police of the location of
30     those remains.
31         (3) If the person with custody of remains cannot
32     determine whether or not the remains found are human, the
33     person shall notify the Department of State Police of the

 

 

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1     existence of possible human remains.
 
2     Section 20. Unidentified persons or human remains
3 identification responsibilities.
4     (a) If the official with custody of human remains is not a
5 medical examiner, the official shall promptly transfer the
6 unidentified remains to the medical examiner or coroner of the
7 county in which the remains were found.
8     (b) Notwithstanding any other action deemed appropriate
9 for the handling of the human remains, the medical examiner or
10 coroner shall make reasonable attempts to promptly identify
11 human remains. These actions may include but are not limited to
12 obtaining:
13         (1) photographs of the human remains (prior to an
14     autopsy);
15         (2) dental or skeletal X-rays;
16         (3) photographs of items found with the human remains;
17         (4) fingerprints from the remains, if possible;
18         (5) samples of tissue suitable for DNA typing, if
19     possible;
20         (6) samples of whole bone or hair suitable for DNA
21     typing, or both;
22         (7) any other information that may support
23     identification efforts.
24     (c) No medical examiner or coroner or any other person
25 shall dispose of, or engage in actions that will materially
26 affect the unidentified human remains before the medical
27 examiner or coroner obtains:
28         (1) samples suitable for DNA identification,
29     archiving;
30         (2) photographs of the unidentified person or human
31     remains; and
32         (3) all other appropriate steps for identification
33     have been exhausted.

 

 

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1     (d) Cremation of unidentified human remains is prohibited.
2     (e) The medical examiner or coroner or the Department of
3 State Police shall make reasonable efforts to obtain prompt DNA
4 analysis of biological samples if the human remains have not
5 been identified by other means within 30 days.
6     (f) The medical examiner or coroner or the Department of
7 State Police shall seek support from appropriate State and
8 federal agencies for human remains identification efforts.
9 This support may include, but is not be limited to, available
10 mitochondrial or nuclear DNA testing, federal grants for DNA
11 testing, or federal grants for crime laboratory or medical
12 examiner or coroner's office improvement.
13     (g) The Department of State Police shall promptly enter
14 information in federal and State databases that may aid in the
15 identification of human remains. Information shall be entered
16 into federal databases as follows:
17         (1) information for the National Crime Information
18     Center shall be entered within 72 hours;
19         (2) DNA profiles and information shall be entered into
20     the National DNA Index System (NDIS) within 5 business days
21     after the completion of the DNA analysis and procedures
22     necessary for the entry of the DNA profile; and
23         (3) information sought by the Violent Criminal
24     Apprehension Program database shall be entered as soon as
25     practicable.
26     (h) If the Department of State Police does not input the
27 data directly into the federal databases, the Department of
28 State Police shall consult with the medical examiner or
29 coroner's office to ensure appropriate training of the data
30 entry personnel and the establishment of a quality assurance
31 protocol for ensuring the ongoing quality of data entered in
32 the federal and State databases.
33     (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 missing person, and seek to
6 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 provide do the following: (1) Provide a
29 uniform reporting format (LEADS) for the entry of pertinent
30 information regarding the report of a missing person into
31 LEADS. The report must include all of the following:
32         (1) (A) Relevant information obtained from the

 

 

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1     notification concerning the missing person, including all
2     of the following:
3             (A) (i) a physical description of the missing
4         person;
5             (B) (ii) the date, time, and place that the missing
6         person was last seen; and
7             (C) (iii) the missing person's address.
8         (2) (B) Information gathered by a preliminary
9     investigation, if one was made.
10         (3) (C) A statement by the law enforcement officer in
11     charge stating the officer's assessment of the case based
12     on the evidence and information received.
13     (b-5) The Department of State Police shall: prepare the
14 report required by this paragraph (1) as soon as practical, but
15 not later than 5 hours after the Department receives
16 notification of a missing person.
17         (1) (2) Develop and implement a policy whereby a
18     statewide or regional alert would be used in situations
19     relating to the disappearances of individuals, based on
20     criteria and in a format established by the Department.
21     Such a format shall include, but not be limited to, the age
22     of the missing person and the suspected circumstance of the
23     disappearance.
24         (2) (3) Notify all law enforcement agencies that
25     reports of missing persons shall be entered as soon as the
26     minimum level of data specified by the Department is
27     available to the reporting agency and that no waiting
28     period for the entry of the data exists.
29         (3) (4) Compile and retain information regarding lost,
30     abducted, missing, or runaway minors in a separate data
31     file, in a manner that allows that information to be used
32     by law enforcement and other agencies deemed appropriate by
33     the Director, for investigative purposes. The information
34     shall include the disposition of all reported lost,

 

 

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1     abducted, missing, or runaway minor cases.
2         (4) (5) Compile and maintain an historic data
3     repository relating to lost, abducted, missing, or runaway
4     minors and other missing persons, including, but not
5     limited to, missing endangered seniors, in order to develop
6     and improve techniques utilized by law enforcement
7     agencies when responding to reports of missing persons.
8         (5) (6) Create a quality control program regarding
9     confirmation of missing person data, timeliness of entries
10     of missing person reports into LEADS, and performance
11     audits of all entering agencies.
12         (7) Upon completion of the report required by paragraph
13     (1), the Department of State Police shall immediately
14     forward the contents of the report to all of the following:
15             (A) all law enforcement agencies that have
16         jurisdiction in the location where the missing person
17         lives and all law enforcement agencies that have
18         jurisdiction in the location where the missing person
19         was last seen;
20             (B) all law enforcement agencies to which the
21         person who made the notification concerning the
22         missing person requests the report be sent, if the
23         Department determines that the request is reasonable
24         in light of the information received;
25             (C) all law enforcement agencies that request a
26         copy of the report; and
27             (D) the National Crime Information Center's
28         Missing Person File, if appropriate.
29         (8) The Department of State Police shall begin an
30     investigation concerning the missing person not later than
31     24 hours after receiving notification of a missing person.
32     (c) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board
33 shall conduct a training program for law enforcement personnel
34 of local governmental agencies in the Missing Persons

 

 

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1 Identification Act statewide coordinated missing endangered
2 senior alert system established under this Section.
3     (d) The Department of State Police shall perform the duties
4 prescribed in the Missing Persons Identification Act, subject
5 to appropriation.
6 (Source: P.A. 94-145, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
7     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.".