§2154-A. Children missing involuntarily
1. Duty of law enforcement agency. A law enforcement agency that receives a missing child report shall immediately inform the following agencies if the missing child is considered a victim or possible victim of a crime under Title 17-A, chapter 13:
A. The child's school, if the child attended school in this State; [PL 1997, c. 468, §1 (NEW).]
B. The municipality in which the child's birth records are kept; and [PL 1997, c. 468, §1 (NEW).]
C. The Vital Records Unit of the Division of Data, Research and Vital Statistics in the Department of Health and Human Services. [PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. RR, §4 (AMD).]
[PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. RR, §4 (AMD).]
2. Duties of notified agencies. An agency that receives information from a law enforcement agency under subsection 1 shall identify the files and records of the missing child that are in the agency's custody as pertaining to a child considered a victim or possible victim of a crime under Title 17-A, chapter 13. If a request for those files or records is made, the agency shall immediately notify the law enforcement agency of the request and, when possible, the address of the person making the request.
[PL 1997, c. 468, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 468, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. RR, §4 (AMD).
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