AGENCY: Office of Medical Examiner

SERIES: 82076
TITLE: Missing persons file
DATES: 1978-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: This is a record of inquiries sent to the Medical Examiner's office of missing individuals. The information in the inquiry is compared to the information on hand about unidentified bodies in the state to see if they match. Inquiries can come from private individuals and from state agencies both inside and outside Utah. This file includes the missing person's name, address, age, sex, height, weight, race, marital status, physical description, identifying marks, physical impairments, occupation, employer, next of kin, date and place last seen, dental information, and clothing description.

RETENTION

Retain for 1 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Destroy.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 06/1987

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 1 year and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

These are specific inquiries. Once they are answered, there is no reason to keep them.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private

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