64.03.010 Computer equipment and programs

The Chief of Police shall provide the necessary computer hardware and computer programs to enter, modify, and cancel information on missing and murdered persons in the NCIC database. These programs must provide for search and retrieval of information using the following identifiers: physical description, name, and date of birth, name and Social Security number, name and driver's license number, vehicle license number, and vehicle identification number.

The Chief of Police shall also provide a system for tribal, regional, statewide, multistate, and nationwide broadcasts of information on missing and murdered persons. These broadcasts shall be made by tribal law enforcement agencies where possible or, in the case of statewide or nationwide broadcasts, by the North Dakota Agency of Emergency Services (NDDES) upon request of the local LEA.