Relates to establishing uniform standards for searching for missing persons; expands state databanks to include adults
Summary
Enacts "Lamont Dottin's Law"; relates to reporting duties with respect to missing children and adults; establishes uniform standards for searching for missing persons; expands state databanks to approach not only the problem of missing children but missing adults as well; requires police departments to establish a trained missing person specialist.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 13, 2021
Last action Jan 5, 2022
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Total actions
2
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0
Committee
2
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jonathan Jacobson
DDemocratic
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