Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2025

(a) A law enforcement officer who locates a child listed on the Texas Crime Information Center’s child safety check alert list shall report that the child has been located in the manner prescribed by Article 2.272, Code of Criminal Procedure.

Text of subsection effective on January 01, 2025

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(a) A law enforcement officer who locates a child listed on the Texas Crime Information Center’s child safety check alert list shall report that the child has been located in the manner prescribed by Article 2A.056, Code of Criminal Procedure.

Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2025

(b) If the department locates a child who has been placed on the child safety check alert list established under § 261.3022 through a means other than information reported to the department by a law enforcement officer under Article 2.272, Code of Criminal Procedure, the department shall report to the Texas Crime Information Center that the child has been located.

Text of subsection effective on January 01, 2025

(b) If the department locates a child who has been placed on the child safety check alert list established under § 261.3022 through a means other than information reported to the department by a law enforcement officer under Article 2A.056, Code of Criminal Procedure, the department shall report to the Texas Crime Information Center that the child has been located.
(c) On receipt of notice that a child has been located, the Texas Crime Information Center shall remove the child and the child’s family from the child safety check alert list.