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12-12-801. Report of missing child — Notation on records.
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12-12-801. Report of missing child — Notation on records.
(a) When either a law enforcement officer or the Attorney General is notified by the parents, guardian, or other person having custody of a child that the child is missing, the law enforcement officer or the Attorney General shall:
(1) Ensure that the missing child information is entered into the Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse within the Arkansas Crime Information Center under § 12-12-205 and the National Crime Information Center; and
(2) Within five (5) business days after being notified by the parents, guardian, or other person having custody of the child, inform by certified mail, return receipt requested, the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health and the superintendent or school administrator of the school where the child was attending that the child has been reported as missing.
(b) The division shall enter on or attach to the child's birth certificate a notice that the child has been reported missing. The school the child was attending shall make or attach the same notation on the child's school records.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-12-801
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12-12-801. Report of missing child — Notation on records.
(a) When either a law enforcement officer or the Attorney General is notified by the parents, guardian, or other person having custody of a child that the child is missing, the law enforcement officer or the Attorney General shall:
(1) Ensure that the missing child information is entered into the Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse within the Arkansas Crime Information Center under § 12-12-205 and the National Crime Information Center; and
(2) Within five (5) business days after being notified by the parents, guardian, or other person having custody of the child, inform by certified mail, return receipt requested, the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health and the superintendent or school administrator of the school where the child was attending that the child has been reported as missing.
(b) The division shall enter on or attach to the child's birth certificate a notice that the child has been reported missing. The school the child was attending shall make or attach the same notation on the child's school records.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
12-12-205. Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse — Definitions.
(a) There is created a Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse within the Arkansas Crime Information Center.
(b) The clearinghouse shall be administered by the Director of the Arkansas Crime Information Center.
(c) The clearinghouse shall:
(1) Establish a computerized system to communicate information on:
(A) Persons reported to be missing; and
(B) Unidentified deceased persons;
(2) Interface with the National Crime Information Center for the exchange of information on:
(A) Missing persons; and
(B) Unidentified deceased persons;
(3) Establish educational services and publications deemed appropriate to aid in dealing with missing persons;
(4) Be authorized to issue rules and procedures for the orderly collection and entry of information on missing persons and unidentified deceased persons, as well as rules governing access to information on missing persons and unidentified deceased persons;
(5) Annually compile and make available statistical information on the number of missing persons and unidentified deceased persons entered into the computerized system of the clearinghouse and, where available, information on the number located; and
(6) Release information upon request to any court in a pending custody proceeding when the court needs information concerning whether a child has been reported as missing.
(d)(1) Upon receiving notice of a missing child, a law enforcement agency shall complete a missing person report and immediately enter identifying and descriptive information about the missing child into the computerized system of the clearinghouse.
(2)(A)(i) Upon receiving notice of a missing adult, a law enforcement agency shall complete a missing person report and immed
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-12-205
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 12-12-205. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.