Delaware Code § 11-8531

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For purposes of this subchapter:
(1) "Complaint" means a report, notification, or information given to a law-enforcement officer that a person is missing or cannot,
with reasonable care, be located.
(2) "Missing person" means a person who is missing, and who also meets 1 of the following characteristics:
a. Is a person with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities.
b. The person was, or is, in the company of another person under circumstances indicating that the missing person's safety may
be in danger.
c. The person is missing under circumstances indicating that the disappearance was not voluntary.
d. The person is a child.
(3) "Verified location" means the location where it has been confirmed that the missing person was last seen. For purposes of this
paragraph (3), "confirmed" includes credible witness identification and verification by video surveillance or similar technology.

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