Utah Department of Public Safety

Utah Missing Persons Clearinghouse Functions

• Assist law enforcement, as requested, with investigations of missing persons to include adults and children.

• Entry of all unidentified persons in Utah into the National Crime Information Center.

• Train Law Enforcement and the public on the Utah AMBER Alert, Silver Alert, and the Endangered Missing Advisory.

• Notify Utah Vital Statistics of all Utah-born missing persons for flagging of birth certificates.

• Maintain the Utah Missing Persons website with information and photos of missing persons and unidentified persons.

• Coordinate with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on missing persons and unidentified persons cases.

• Act as an information center producing and distributing bulletins, reports, and newsletters.

• Provide a network link to NCIC, FBI, and INTERPOL, for international investigative and information exchange.

• Collect and maintain computerized data and investigative information on missing persons.

• Establish and operate a statewide telephone line for reports of missing persons and reports of sightings of missing persons.

• Provide a uniform reporting and investigation protocol relating to missing persons for law enforcement agencies within the state

• Assist in the training of law enforcement, other professionals, and the public on issues relating to missing persons.