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Terms Used In Iowa Code 694.2

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
694.2 Complaint of missing person.
1. A person may file a complaint of a missing person with a law enforcement agency
having jurisdiction. The complaint shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:
a. The name of the complainant.
b. The relationship of the complainant to the missing person.
c. The name, age, address, and all identifying characteristics of the missing person.
d. The length of time the person has been missing.
e. All other information deemed relevant by either the complainant or the law enforcement agency.
2. A report of the complaint of missing person shall be given to all law enforcement personnel currently on active duty for that agency through internal means and over the law enforcement administration network immediately upon its being filed.
84 Acts, ch 1084, §2
Referred to in §694.10