Federal and Illinois law both set real, specific deadlines for how quickly a missing person’s case must move from a local police report into the national databases that actually help find them. This page tracks whether those deadlines are being met — case by case, using only confirmed, sourced information.
What we’re tracking
- Billy’s Law (34 U.S.C. § 40507) requires NCIC missing-person case data to sync to NamUs, the public database, within: 72 hours for AMBER Alert/child abduction cases, 30 days for endangered or involuntary missing cases, and 180 days for all other cases.
- Illinois SB24 (Public Act 104-0339, effective Jan. 1, 2026) requires immediate report intake with no waiting period, and submission of biometric/dental/DNA records to NamUs within 60 days.
Where we don’t have a verified source for a case’s status, it’s marked Unconfirmed — never assumed compliant or non-compliant.
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Full case profiles, including photos and how to submit a tip, are available at database.missingandtrafficked.info.