The Arizona Senate unanimously passed a bill that requires law enforcement to report missing children more quickly.
Senators this week passed Senate Bill 1416 by a vote of 29 to 0, with one senator absent.
The bill's sponsor - Sen. Shawnna Bolick, R-Deer Valley - told The Center Square that SB 1416 will now be assigned to a House committee.
The bill requires Arizona law enforcement to submit all available identifiable information of a missing child within two hours to the Arizona Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information Center computer networks.
Furthermore, SB 1416 mandates state law enforcement within 24 hours provide more detailed information to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, such as a recent photo of a missing child as well as information about the child’s date of birth, sex, race and physical appearance.
Also, within 24 hours, law enforcement needs to send information about a missing child to media outlets and post about it on their social media accounts, SB 1614 says.
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