 There are a couple different ways that a welfare check could come into the scenario of a missing person. One is if you as a reporting party have concern for your loved one, but you don't live in the same residence. You can call the local law enforcement for the jurisdiction in which they live and you can request that officers go by and check their welfare. That does not involve a missing person's report. That's basically just for your peace of mind to know that person's okay. The other kind of welfare check is when someone has already been reported as a missing person, if they are contacted by law enforcement, then that becomes the welfare check by that contacting officer. That officer will let the person know that they've been reported missing, let them know who reported the missing and make available to them that reporting person's phone number. They will also then check to make sure, based on what was reported initially, the person who was reported missing is okay. They don't need medical help. They don't need a ride somewhere that they're not the victim of any kind of criminal activity.