Washington HB1736 updates procedures for reporting and investigating missing persons, including dental records and DNA collection.

Washington HB1736 revises procedures for handling missing persons cases. It mandates the Washington State Patrol Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit to request dental records from a missing person's dentist if the family or next of kin consents or cannot be located. The unit must also establish a statewide missing persons website, accessible to the public, containing details like the missing person's name, physical description, and photograph. The bill also requires the collection of DNA samples from the missing person and their family members for nuclear and mitochondrial DNA testing.

Washington HB1736 updates procedures for reporting and investigating missing persons, including dental records and DNA collection.

Washington HB1736 revises procedures for handling missing persons cases. It mandates the Washington State Patrol Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit to request dental records from a missing person's dentist if the family or next of kin consents or cannot be located. The unit must also establish a statewide missing persons website, accessible to the public, containing details like the missing person's name, physical description, and photograph. The bill also requires the collection of DNA samples from the missing person and their family members for nuclear and mitochondrial DNA testing.