No law enforcement agency shall implement a policy or practice which mandates a minimum waiting period before initiating a missing person report with such agency; provided, however, that it shall remain within the discretion of the law enforcement agency to determine what action, if any, is required in response to such a report. History. — Code 1981, § 35-1-18, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 704, § 2/SB 23.
Prohibition on minimum waiting periods for initiating missing person report
O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18, under GENERAL PROVISIONS.
O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18