AN ACT relating to missing persons.

Amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to have written policies on referring missing persons case information to the Department of Kentucky State Police for submission into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System; amend KRS 15.512 to conform.

Introduced: January 7, 2026

Last action: January 16, 2026

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This bill would require local law enforcement agencies in Kentucky to have written policies for sharing missing persons case information with the Kentucky State Police, which would then submit that information into a national database. The goal is to create a more consistent process for tracking missing persons cases across agencies. Who it may affect: families of missing persons and local law enforcement agencies.

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