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1		-	ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
2		-	FILE NO. SF0114
3		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 31, SENATE
4		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
6		-	1
7		-	AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; requiring the
8		-	acceptance of reports of missing persons by law enforcement
9		-	as specified; providing exceptions; specifying duties for
10		-	law enforcement agencies and peace officers related to
11		-	missing persons; making conforming amendments; and
12		-	providing for an effective date.
13		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
14		-	Section 1. W.S. 7-2-109 is created to read:
15		-	7-2-109. Reporting of missing persons; report
16		-	acceptance; duties and responsibilities.
17		-	(a) Each Wyoming law enforcement agency shall accept,
18		-	without delay, any credible report of a missing person made
19		-	to the law enforcement agency, unless at least one (1) of
20		-	the following occurs:
21		-	(i) The law enforcement agency knows the
22		-	location of the person reported missing;
23		-	(ii) The law enforcement agency confirms the
24		-	safe status of the person reported missing;
25		-	(iii) The person reported missing is not a
26		-	resident of Wyoming, and the most recent verifiable
27		-	location of the person reported missing was not in Wyoming;
28		-	(iv) The law enforcement agency confirms that
29		-	another law enforcement agency already has, is accepting or
30		-	will accept, without delay, a missing person report for the
31		-	person; ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
32		-	FILE NO. SF0114
33		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 31, SENATE
34		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
35		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
36		-	2(v) The person reporting the missing person is
37		-	unable to articulate reasonable knowledge of the missing
38		-	person or a legitimate reason for concern for the missing
39		-	person or the missing person's health, safety or welfare;
40		-	(vi) The law enforcement agency suspects, and
41		-	can articulate, that the person reported as missing
42		-	intended to lawfully flee;
43		-	(vii) The person reported missing is being
44		-	sought for reasons of harassment, stalking or retaliation;
45		-	(viii) Other articulable extenuating
46		-	circumstances exist, consistent with this section, that
47		-	would make acceptance of a report of the missing person
48		-	impractical, unreasonable or unsafe for the missing person,
49		-	and the law enforcement agency documents the extenuating
50		-	circumstances.
51		-	(b) The primary jurisdiction for reporting a missing
52		-	person shall be the law enforcement agency with
53		-	jurisdiction over the most recent verifiable location of
54		-	the missing person. If a verifiable last known location is
55		-	not determined, the primary jurisdiction shall be the law
56		-	enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the last known
57		-	residential address of the missing person. Nothing in this
58		-	subsection shall preclude or prohibit any other law
59		-	enforcement agency from accepting a report of a missing
60		-	person under this section.
61		-	(c) All missing person reports meeting the criteria
62		-	for reporting under this section shall be entered into the
63		-	relevant national, regional and state databases used by the
64		-	law enforcement agency for the sharing of missing person
65		-	reports. Reports required under this subsection shall be ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
66		-	FILE NO. SF0114
67		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 31, SENATE
68		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
69		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
	1	+	2025
	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
	3	+	25LSO-0635
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	1SF0114
	6	+	SENATE FILE NO. SF0114
	7	+	Missing persons-reporting requirement.
	8	+	Sponsored by: Senator(s) Landen and Cooper and
	9	+	Representative(s) Brown, L, Clouston,
	10	+	Geringer, Lawley, Lien and Washut
	11	+	A BILL
	12	+	for
	13	+	1 AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; requiring the
	14	+	2 acceptance of reports of missing persons by law enforcement
	15	+	3 as specified; providing exceptions; specifying duties for
	16	+	4 law enforcement agencies and peace officers related to
	17	+	5 missing persons; making conforming amendments; and
	18	+	6 providing for an effective date.
	19	+	7
	20	+	8
	21	+	9
	22	+	10. W.S. 7-2-109 is created to read:
	23	+	11
	24	+	12
	25	+	13
	26	+	14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0635
	27	+	ENGROSSED
	28	+	2SF01141 (a) Each Wyoming law enforcement agency shall accept,
	29	+	2 without delay, any credible report of a missing person made
	30	+	3 to the law enforcement agency, unless at least one (1) of
	31	+	4 the following occurs:
	32	+	5
	33	+	6 (i) The law enforcement agency knows the
	34	+	7 location of the person reported missing;
	35	+	8
	36	+	9 (ii) The law enforcement agency confirms the
	37	+	10 safe status of the person reported missing;
	38	+	11
	39	+	12 (iii) The person reported missing is not a
	40	+	13 resident of Wyoming, and the most recent verifiable
	41	+	14 location of the person reported missing was not in Wyoming;
	42	+	15
	43	+	16 (iv) The law enforcement agency confirms that
	44	+	17 another law enforcement agency already has, is accepting or
	45	+	18 will accept a missing person report for the person;
	46	+	19
	47	+	20 (v) The person reporting the missing person is
	48	+	21 unable to articulate reasonable knowledge of the missing
	49	+	22 person or a legitimate reason for concern for the missing
	50	+	23 person or the missing person's health, safety or welfare; 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0635
	51	+	ENGROSSED
	52	+	3SF01141
	53	+	2 (vi) The law enforcement agency suspects, and
	54	+	3 can articulate, that the person reported as missing
	55	+	4 intended to lawfully flee;
	56	+	5
	57	+	6 (vii) The person reported missing is being
	58	+	7 sought for reasons of harassment, stalking or retaliation;
	59	+	8
	60	+	9 (viii) Other articulable extenuating
	61	+	10 circumstances exist, consistent with this section, that
	62	+	11 would make acceptance of a report of the missing person
	63	+	12 impractical, unreasonable or unsafe for the missing person,
	64	+	13 and the law enforcement agency documents the extenuating
	65	+	14 circumstances.
	66	+	15
	67	+	16 (b) The primary jurisdiction for reporting a missing
	68	+	17 person shall be the law enforcement agency with
	69	+	18 jurisdiction over the most recent verifiable location of
	70	+	19 the missing person. If a verifiable last known location is
	71	+	20 not determined, the primary jurisdiction shall be the law
	72	+	21 enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the last known
	73	+	22 residential address of the missing person. Nothing in this
	74	+	23 subsection shall preclude or prohibit any other law 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0635
	75	+	ENGROSSED
	76	+	4SF0114
	77	+	1 enforcement agency from accepting a report of a missing
	78	+	2 person under this section.
70	79		3
71		-	entered by the dates and times required by law but not
72		-	later than eight (8) hours after the receipt of a report
73		-	and all required information for submission.
74		-	(d) If a missing person is not located within thirty
75		-	(30) days of being reported missing under this section, the
76		-	law enforcement agency that accepted the report under this
77		-	section shall ensure that a complete and accurate record of
78		-	information is compiled for the missing person, including a
79		-	photograph if available. The complete and accurate record
80		-	compiled shall be forwarded to the attorney general and the
81		-	division of criminal investigation for inclusion in the
82		-	clearinghouse database on missing persons established under
83		-	W.S. 9-1-624(a)(v).
84		-	(e) Upon receipt of a missing person report, the
85		-	primary jurisdiction shall request a photograph and
86		-	cellular telephone information of the missing person and,
87		-	without delay, notify appropriate law enforcement agencies
88		-	of the pertinent information and cellular telephone ping
89		-	results when appropriate.
90		-	(f) Upon receipt of a missing person report, the
91		-	primary jurisdiction shall evaluate the potential benefit
92		-	of notifying area news media and making an announcement via
93		-	social media channels that the law enforcement agency
94		-	routinely uses.
95		-	Section 2. W.S. 9-1-624(a)(v)(B) is amended to read:
96		-	9-1-624. Division of criminal investigation; uniform
97		-	procedures and forms for collecting and disseminating
98		-	identification data; missing persons repository; annual
99		-	crime statistics report; cold case database; agencies to
100		-	cooperate. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
101		-	FILE NO. SF0114
102		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 31, SENATE
103		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
104		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
	80	+	4 (c) All missing person reports meeting the criteria
	81	+	5 for reporting under this section shall be entered into the
	82	+	6 relevant national, regional and state databases used by the
	83	+	7 law enforcement agency for the sharing of missing person
	84	+	8 reports. Reports required under this subsection shall be
	85	+	9 entered by the dates and times required by law but not
	86	+	10 later than eight (8) hours after the receipt of a report
	87	+	11 and all required information for submission.
	88	+	12
	89	+	13 (d) If a missing person is not located within thirty
	90	+	14 (30) days of being reported missing under this section, the
	91	+	15 law enforcement agency that accepted the report under this
	92	+	16 section shall ensure that a complete and accurate record of
	93	+	17 information is compiled for the missing person, including a
	94	+	18 photograph if available. The complete and accurate record
	95	+	19 compiled shall be forwarded to the attorney general and the
	96	+	20 division of criminal investigation for inclusion in the
	97	+	21 clearinghouse database on missing persons established under
	98	+	22 W.S. 9-1-624(a)(v).
	99	+	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0635
	100	+	ENGROSSED
	101	+	5SF01141W.S. 9-1-624(a)(v)(B) is amended to read:
	102	+	2
	103	+	3
105	104		4
106		-	(a) The division shall:
107		-	(v) Act as a central repository of information
108		-	and operate a clearinghouse database on missing persons
109		-	from Wyoming. As a function of the central repository:
110		-	(B) The division may make publicly
111		-	available information about ongoing missing person
112		-	investigations, including reports of missing persons
113		-	submitted to law enforcement agencies under W.S. 7-2-109,
114		-	to aid the efficient investigation and swift recovery of
115		-	missing persons or when otherwise in the public interest. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
116		-	FILE NO. SF0114
117		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 31, SENATE
118		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
119		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
120		-	5Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
121		-	(END)
122		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
123		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
124		-	Chief Clerk
	105	+	5
	106	+	6
	107	+	7
	108	+	8
	109	+	9 (a) The division shall:
	110	+	10
	111	+	11 (v) Act as a central repository of information
	112	+	12 and operate a clearinghouse database on missing persons
	113	+	13 from Wyoming. As a function of the central repository:
	114	+	14
	115	+	15 (B) The division may make publicly
	116	+	16 available information about ongoing missing person
	117	+	17 investigations
	118	+	18
	119	+	19 to aid the efficient investigation and swift recovery of
	120	+	20 missing persons or when otherwise in the public interest.
	121	+	21 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0635
	122	+	ENGROSSED
	123	+	6SF01141. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
	124	+	2
	125	+	3 (END)