A. The clearinghouse shall cross-check and attempt to match unidentified human remains with descriptions of missing persons. When the clearinghouse discovers a possible match between unidentified human remains and a missing person description, the clearinghouse shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agencies. B. Law enforcement agencies that receive notice of a possible match shall make arrangements for positive identification. If a positive identification is made, the law enforcement agency shall complete and close the investigation with written notification to the clearinghouse. C. Law enforcement agencies that receive notice of a possible match between human remains and a missing person description shall notify the office of the state medical investigator. History: Laws 1995, ch. 146, § 9; 2010, ch. 33, § 11. ANNOTATIONSThe 2010 amendment, effective May 19, 2010, in Subsection A, in the first sentence, after 'to match unidentified', deleted 'bodies' and added 'human remains'; and in the second sentence, after 'possible match between unidentified', deleted 'body' and added 'human remains'; and added Subsection C.
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