As used in this chapter, "high risk missing person" means a person whose whereabouts are not known and who may be at risk of injury or death. The term includes the following:

1. (1) A person who is missing as the result of abduction by a stranger.
2. (2) A person whose disappearance may be the result of the commission of a crime.
3. (3) A person whose disappearance occurred under circumstances that are inherently dangerous.
4. (4) A person who is missing for more than thirty (30) days.
5. (5) A missing person who is in need of medical attention or prescription medication.
6. (6) A missing person who may be at risk due to abduction by a noncustodial parent.
7. (7) A missing person who is mentally impaired.
8. (8) A missing person who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age.
9. (9) A missing person who has previously been the victim of a threat of violence or an act of violence.

10. (10) A missing person who has been determined by a law enforcement agency to be:

    1. (A) at risk of injury or death; or
    2. (B) a person that meets any of the descriptions in subdivisions
    3. (1) through (9).
11. (11) A missing person who is an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-227 ).
12. (12) A missing person who is a veteran at risk (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-346 ).

As added by P.L.92-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.40-2024, SEC.1; P.L.145-2026, SEC.17.