DCI Module 1 – General Inquiries Practice Test

The key idea is that a Missing Persons inquiry can be started with whatever identifying information is available, even if the date of birth isn’t known. A physical description, along with last known location and time, provides enough baseline details to initiate the case, alert investigators, and disseminate information to the public or other agencies. DOB is helpful for verification, but it isn’t strictly required to open a missing person case; the process is designed to begin with the data you have and update as more details come in. That’s why the statement is true: you can generate a missing persons inquiry when DOB isn’t available and only a physical description is known.