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Missing Persons Act

Missing Persons Regulation

B.C. Reg. 111/2015

NOTE: Links below go to regulation content as it was prior to the changes made on the effective date. (PIT covers changes made from September 19, 2009 to "current to" date of the regulation.)
SECTIONEFFECTIVE DATE
Section 1 May 1, 2025
Section 2 May 1, 2025
Section 3 March 30, 2022
Section 5 May 1, 2025
Section 9 May 1, 2025
Section 13 May 1, 2025
Form 1 May 1, 2025
Form 2 May 1, 2025

 Section 1 definition of "member" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.

"member" means a member of a police force.

 Section 2 (1) and (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.

(1) For the purposes of the definition of "police force" in section 1 of the Act, the Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service is a prescribed entity.

(2) For the purposes of the definition of "officer in charge" in section 13 (3) of the Act, the chief officer of the Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service, appointed under section 4.2 (2) (c) (iv) (A) of the Police Act, is a prescribed senior official.

 Section 3 (2) (d) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 80/2022, effective March 30, 2022.

(d) may have a substance abuse problem,

 Section 5 (1) (a) (i) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.

(i) may assist the police force in locating the missing person, and

 Section 5 (1) (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.

(b) a statement by a member setting out the reasonable efforts made by the police force to locate the missing person.

 Section 5 (2) (a) (ii) (A) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.

(A) may assist the police force in locating the missing person, and

 Section 5 (2) (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.

(b) a statement by a member setting out the reasonable efforts made by the police force to locate the missing person;

 Section 5 (4) (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.

(b) a statement by a member setting out the reasonable efforts made by the police force to locate the missing person.

 Section 5 (6) (a) (i) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.

(i) may assist the police force in locating the missing person, and

 Section 5 (6) (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.

(b) a statement by a member setting out the reasonable efforts made by the police force to locate the missing person;

 Section 9 (e) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.

(e) if the police force preparing the report is the provincial police force referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of "police force" in section 1 of the Act, the location of all detachments of members who made a demand.

 Section 13 (1) and (2) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.

(1) Subject to subsection (2) (c), if a missing person is located alive, a police force that conducted a missing person investigation in respect of the missing person must ensure that copies of records provided to a member under the Act during the missing person investigation are disposed of within 90 days after the date on which the missing person is located.

(2) A police force that conducted a missing person investigation in respect of a missing person may retain copies of records provided to a member under the Act during the missing person investigation

 Form 1 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.

 Form 2 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 48/2025, effective May 1, 2025.