13-4271

13-4271. Cold case register; law enforcement
agencies; definition

A. A law enforcement agency that has a cold case shall establish and maintain a
cold case register. The cold case register shall consist of the names of any victim,
victim's family member or other lawful representative of a victim of a cold case who
requests that the person's name be included in the cold case register.

B. A law enforcement agency that maintains a cold case register shall:

1. Provide notice of the law enforcement agency's cold case register to any victim,
victim's family member or other lawful representative of a victim of a cold case.

2. Provide cold case registrants with the following:

(a) The contact information for the law enforcement agency.

(b) In a timely manner, information on any new developments or reviews of the cold
case.

3. Encourage registrants to contact the law enforcement agency if the registrant is
aware of any new information related to the cold case.

C. The name of a victim, a victim's family member or any other lawful
representative of a victim shall remain in the register for three years. The law
enforcement agency shall make reasonable efforts to provide notice to the registrant of
the end of the three year period. On request, the law enforcement agency shall extend
the person's registration for an additional three years.

D. A law enforcement agency shall give priority to any cold case that is associated
with a name in the cold case register unless there is a compelling reason to give
priority to a cold case that is not associated with a name in the cold case register.

E. The cold case register is not a public record and is exempt from title 39,
chapter 1.

F. For the purposes of this section, "cold case" means a homicide or a felony
sexual offense that remains unsolved for one year or more after being reported to a law
enforcement agency and that has no viable and unexplored investigatory leads.