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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, § 1512: Missing persons list, 2025

The Bureau of State Police must create and maintain a public website of open missing persons cases, with required case details and monthly updates.

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Missing persons list

The Bureau of State Police must create and maintain a public website of open missing persons cases, with required case details and monthly updates.

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§ 1512Missing persons listProvision

The Bureau of State Police must create and maintain a public website of open missing persons cases, with required case details and monthly updates.

In cooperation with appropriate law enforcement agencies, the Bureau of State Police shall establish by December 31, 2026 and maintain a publicly accessible website that lists all open missing persons cases in the State. The website must contain details regarding each missing person in the State that include, but are not limited to, the missing person's demographics, photograph, circumstances of disappearance and last known location and any additional information that may help in locating or identifying the missing person. The website must be updated, at a minimum, once every month to include any new missing person's information as required by this section. [PL 2025, c. 447, §1 (NEW).]
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