Missing person clearinghouse--Purpose

SDCL § 23-3-18.7 — under LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

SDCL § 23-3-18.7

The purpose of the missing persons clearinghouse is to serve as a repository. The clearinghouse does not relieve the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over a missing person case of the agency's investigatory duties and does not automatically involve the Division of Criminal Investigation as the primary investigatory agency in any case. Source: SL 2020, ch 90 , § 5.