[§577-27]  Missing children; reporting. 
(a)  Upon the filing of a police report that a child is missing by the parent
or guardian, the law enforcement agency receiving notification shall:



(1)  Immediately inform all on-duty law enforcement
officers of the existence of the missing child report;



(2)  Report pertinent information about the missing
child to any other law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the county;
and



(3)  Immediately transmit pertinent information on the
missing child for inclusion within the state juvenile justice information
system, and, if it appears that the juvenile has left the State or may leave
the State, the National Crime Information Center system.



(b)  A missing child report filed with a law
enforcement agency which has jurisdiction is sufficient documentation for
entering a juvenile in the missing persons' files of the juvenile justice
information system, the National Crime Information Center, or both.  Law
enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over the missing child shall comply
with any information required by the National Crime Information Center to effectuate the purpose of this [section].



(c)  In the case of a parental kidnapping, the
law enforcement agency shall obtain from the reporting parent or guardian a certified
copy of the custody papers. [L 1994, c 244, §1]



 



Cross References



 



  Missing child center-Hawaii, see §28-121.