Sec. 1. (a) A law enforcement agency that receives a notification concerning a missing endangered adult from:
(1) the missing endangered adult's:
(A) guardian;
(B) custodian; or
(C) guardian ad litem; or
(2) an individual who:
(A) provides the missing endangered adult with home health aid services;
(B) possesses a health care power of attorney that was executed under IC 30-5-5-16 for the missing endangered adult; or
(C) has evidence that the missing endangered adult has a condition that may prevent the missing endangered adult from returning home without assistance;
shall prepare an investigative report on the missing endangered adult, if based on the notification, the law enforcement agency has reason to believe that an endangered adult is missing.
(b) The investigative report described in subsection (a) may include the following:
(1) Relevant information obtained from the notification concerning the missing endangered adult, including the following:
(A) A physical description of the missing endangered adult.
(B) The date, time, and place that the missing endangered adult was last seen.
(C) The missing endangered adult's address.
(2) Information gathered by a preliminary investigation, if one was made.
(3) A statement by the law enforcement officer in charge setting forth that officer's assessment of the case based upon the evidence and information received.
As added by P.L.140-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.50-2021, SEC.3.