§ 3-601
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§3–601.
(1)A law enforcement agency may not establish a mandatory waiting period before taking a missing person report.
(2)A law enforcement agency shall make every effort to inform the general public and the family of a missing person that the agency does not impose a mandatory waiting period before taking a missing person report.
(b)In accordance with subsection
(a)of this section, a law enforcement agency:
(1)shall accept without delay a report of a missing person provided in person; and
(2)may accept a report of a missing person by phone or other electronic means if:
(i)that form of reporting is consistent with the policy of the law enforcement agency; and
(ii)the reporting person completes the report in person as soon as possible.
(c)With regard to a missing person as defined in § 3–604 of this subtitle, a law enforcement agency shall enter all necessary and available information into the National Crime Information Center computer network within 2 hours after receipt of the minimum information necessary to make the entry.