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IOWA MISSING PERSON
INCIDENT TYPES

D

DISABLED

A person of any age who is missing and under proven physical/mental disability or is senile, thereby subjecting himself/herself or others to personal and immediate danger.
E

ENDANGERED

A person of any age who is missing under circumstances indicating that his/her physical safety may be in danger.
I

INVOLUNTARY

A person of any age who is missing under circumstances indicating that the disappearance was not voluntary; i.e., abduction or kidnapping.
V

CATASTROPHE

A person of any age who is missing after a catastrophe. ( i.e., victims of disasters, such as tornadoes, etc.)
R
ADULT OTHER A person not meeting the criteria for entry in any other category who is missing and 1) for whom there is a reasonable concern for his/her safety or 2) a person who is under age 21 and declared emancipated by the laws of the state when no other criteria for disability, endangered, involuntary or catastrophe victim apply.
K

FAMILIAL KIDNAP

A minor who is missing and has been declared unemancipated as defined by the laws of his/her state of residence and who has been abducted by non-custodial parent or relative.
L
LOST OR WANDERED AWAY
A minor who is lost or has wandered away. This category does not include those persons taken by force or runaways.
J
JUVENILE
A person who is missing and not declared emancipated as defined by the laws of his/her state of residence and does not meet any of the entry criteria for disability, endangered, involuntary, castastrophe victim, parental abduction, or lost or wandered away.

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Created: 02-07-2006
Last Updated: 05-04-2011 (LNM)