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2019 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 35 - Division of Criminal Justice Services
837-M - Reporting Duties of Law Enforcement Departments With Respect to Missing Children and Vulnerable Adults.

Universal Citation: NY Exec L § 837-M (2019)
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* §  837-m.  Reporting  duties  of  law  enforcement  departments with
  respect to missing children and vulnerable adults. The  chief  of  every
  police  department,  each county sheriff and the superintendent of state
  police shall report,  at  least  semi-annually,  to  the  division  with
  respect  to  specified  cases  of missing children that are closed. Such
  reports shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the  division  and
  shall   contain   such  information  as  the  division  deems  necessary
  including, but not limited to, information regarding recovered  children
  who were arrested, children who were the victims of criminal activity or
  exploitation  and  children  who  were  found  deceased  and information
  regarding the alleged abductor or  killer  of  such  children.  Any  law
  enforcement   department  referred  to  in  this  section  may,  in  its
  discretion, include in such semi-annual reports information relating  to
  missing  vulnerable  adults  as  such  term  is defined in section eight
  hundred thirty-seven-f-one of this article.

* NB There are 2 § 837-m's

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