California · Penal Code
PEN §14205: (a) The online missing persons registry shall accept and generate complete information on a missing person.
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This statute establishes an online missing persons registry system, defining what information it must accept, how data can be retrieved, and how the Attorney General shall maintain a confidential historic database for statistical research.
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