1. The Attorney General shall:
(a) Establish a program to coordinate activities and information in this State concerning missing or exploited children; and
(b) Appoint a Director to administer the provisions of the program.
2. The Director is in the unclassified service of the State. To assist the Director in carrying out the provisions of NRS 432.150 to 432.220, inclusive, the Attorney General may appoint such assistants or investigators as deemed necessary by the Attorney General.
3. The Director may:
(a) Assist any public or private school in establishing a program of information about missing or exploited children by providing, free of charge, materials, publications and instructional aids relating to:
(1) Offenses under federal and state law regarding missing or exploited children and the abuse or neglect of children.
(2) Governmental and private agencies and programs for locating and identifying missing or exploited children, preventing the abduction or disappearance of children and preventing the abuse or neglect of children.
(3) Methods of preventing the abduction or disappearance of children.
(4) Techniques for the investigation of cases involving missing or exploited children.
(5) Any other issue involving missing or exploited children.
(b) Develop and maintain a system of information concerning missing or exploited children, including information concerning public or private resources which may be available to such children and their families.
(c) Accept gifts or donations on behalf of the Clearinghouse which must be accounted for separately and used by the Director in carrying out the provisions of NRS 432.150 to 432.220, inclusive.
(d) Enter into agreements with regional and national organizations for assistance and exchange of information concerning missing or exploited children.
(e) Assist in the investigation of children who are reported missing in this State or who are reported abducted or taken from this State.
4. The Director may provide the materials, publications and instructional aids identified in paragraph (a) of subsection 3 to any other person or governmental agency for a reasonable fee not to exceed the cost of preparing the materials.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2165; A 1993, 1374; 1997, 3264; 1999, 1256, 3133; 2001, 2610; 2019, 1078)
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