(a) (1) If an investigating law-enforcement agency receives notice that an individual is a missing member of the armed forces, the agency shall solicit information from the family or legal guardian of the missing member of the armed forces to provide information regarding the physical or mental condition of the missing member of the armed forces. (2) If the investigating law-enforcement agency verifies that the individual is a missing member of the armed forces, the investigating law-enforcement agency shall enter the descriptive information of the missing member of the armed forces into the Delaware Criminal Justice Information System and the National Crime Information Center system. (3) The investigating law-enforcement agency shall notify the Delaware Information Analysis Center that of the missing member of the armed forces. The Delaware Information Analysis Center shall make all the necessary notifications and assist the investigating law-enforcement agency. (b) (1) If an investigating law-enforcement agency verifies that an individual is a missing member of the armed forces, the investigating law-enforcement agency shall send an alert to designated media outlets for this State. (2) The alert must include all appropriate information that may assist in the safe return of the missing member of the armed forces, along with a statement instructing anyone with information relating to the missing member of the armed forces to contact the investigating law-enforcement agency or another law-enforcement agency. (3) If an investigating law-enforcement agency verifies that an individual is a missing member of the armed forces, the investigating law-enforcement agency shall contact the Department of Transportation. The Department of Transportation shall display on its variable message signs appropriate information that may assist in the safe return of the missing member of the armed forces.
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