Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2154 – Missing child reports
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1. Duty of law enforcement agency. Upon the filing of a missing child report by the child’s parents, guardian or legal custodian, the law enforcement agency receiving written notification shall immediately:
A. Inform all on-duty law enforcement officers of the missing child report; [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
B. Communicate the report to every other law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the county in which the report was filed; [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
C. Enter or cause the report to be entered for inclusion in the State Police and National Crime Information Center computer files on missing children; and [PL 1997, c. 608, §5 (AMD).]
D. Submit information in the missing child report to the clearinghouse. [PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 1997, c. 608, §5 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2154
- Clearinghouse: means the Missing Children Information Clearinghouse established pursuant to section 2155. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2153
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Missing child: means an individual:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2153Missing child report: means a report prepared on a form designated by the department for use by private citizens and law enforcement agencies to report information about missing children to the clearinghouse. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 2153
2. Report status. A missing child report filed with a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction is sufficient documentation for entering a juvenile in the missing persons file maintained by the clearinghouse and the National Crime Information Center or its successor.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
3. Parental kidnapping. In the case of parental kidnapping, the law enforcement agency shall obtain, when possible, a certified copy of the custody papers from the reporting parent, guardian or legal custodian.
[PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW).]
4. Medical and dental records. Within 60 days after a law enforcement agency enters the report of a missing child into the State Police and National Crime Information Center computers, that law enforcement agency shall verify and update the record with any additional information, including, when available, medical and dental records.
[PL 1997, c. 608, §6 (NEW).]
5. Child missing from interim care.
[PL 2003, c. 443, §1 (NEW); MRSA T. 25 §2154, sub-§5 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 425, §2 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 608, §§5,6 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 443, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV).