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Authors Castillo  
Subject Department of Justice: online missing person registry.
Relating To relating to prevention and investigation of crimes.
Title An act to add Section 14217 to the Penal Code, relating to prevention and investigation of crimes.
Last Action Dt 2025-03-10
State Amended Assembly
Status Died
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2026-02-02     From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31     Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-04-16     In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-02     In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-11     Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-03-10     Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and P. & C.P.
2025-03-10     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-22     From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2025-03-10
Introduced     2025-02-21
Analyses TBD
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Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish an online, automated computer system designed to effect an immediate law enforcement response to reports of missing persons. Existing law requires the online missing persons registry to accept and generate specified information on a missing person. Existing law also requires the Attorney General to establish a separate and confidential historic database relating to missing children and at-risk adults, for statistical and research purposes, as specified.

This bill would require the Attorney General to establish, in consultation with specified groups, agencies, and organizations, an electronic database and support system, as specified, for the public to report and search for missing children, as specified. The bill would require that parents reunified with children be offered free DNA testing to confirm parentage.