2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 1. REPORTS OF MISSING CHILDREN
IC 31-36ARTICLE 36. JUVENILE LAW: MISSING CHILDREN
IC 31-36-1
Chapter 1. Reports of Missing Children
IC 31-36-1-1
Contents of reports
31-36-1-1 Sec. 1. A law enforcement agency in which a
notification about a missing child has been made shall prepare a
report on the missing child. That report must include the following:
(1) Information that the law enforcement agency determines is
relevant that is obtained in the course of the notification about
the missing child, including the following:
(A) A physical description of the child.
(B) The date and place of the child's birth.
(C) The name and address of the last school attended by the
child, if any.
(2) Information or evidence gathered by a preliminary
investigation, if one was made.
(3) A statement by the law enforcement officer in charge setting
forth that officer's assessment of the case based upon the
evidence and information received.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.19.
IC 31-36-1-2
Time for preparing report
31-36-1-2 Sec. 2. The law enforcement agency shall prepare the
report required by section 1 of this chapter as soon as practicable, but
not later than five (5) hours after the law enforcement agency
received the notification about a missing child. However, a law
enforcement agency is not required to prepare the report required by
section 1 of this chapter earlier than twenty-four (24) hours after the
law enforcement agency received the notification about a missing
child if:
(1) the law enforcement agency received a previous, unrelated
notification that the child was missing; and
(2) the law enforcement agency has reason to believe that the
child is missing because the child has committed a delinquent
act under IC 31-37-2-2.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.19.
IC 31-36-1-3
Agencies that are to receive report
31-36-1-3 Sec. 3. Upon completion of the report required by
section 1 of this chapter, the law enforcement agency shall
immediately forward the contents of the report to:
(1) all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction of the
location in which the missing child lives and all law
enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction of the location in
which the missing child was last seen;
(2) all law enforcement agencies to which the person who
provided notification requests the report be sent, if the law
enforcement agency determines that the request is reasonable in
light of the information contained in the report;
(3) all law enforcement agencies that request a copy of the
report;
(4) the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing
children established by IC 10-13-5;
(5) the Indiana data and communication system (IDACS); and
(6) the National Crime Information Center's Missing Person
File.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.77.
IC 31-36-1-4
Child care centers or homes and schools that are to receive
report
31-36-1-4 Sec. 4. Not later than fifteen (15) days after completion
of the report required by section 1 of this chapter, the law
enforcement agency shall forward the contents of the report to the
last:
(1) child care center or child care home in which the child was
enrolled; or
(2) school the child attended in Indiana, if any;
if the child is less than thirteen (13) years of age.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.19.
IC 31-36-1-5
School record attachments of missing children; procedure upon
request for records
31-36-1-5 Sec. 5. (a) Upon receiving a report under section 4 of
this chapter, a school shall attach a notice to the child's school
records stating that the child has been reported missing. The school
shall remove the notice when the school is notified under
IC 31-36-2-6 that the child has been found.
(b) If a request for the school records of a missing child is
received, the school shall:
(1) obtain:
(A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person
making the request; and
(B) the reason that the person is requesting the school
records; and
(2) immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for
information on missing children.
(c) The school may not issue a copy of school records without
authorization from the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
missing children and may not inform the person making the request
that a notice that the child has been reported missing has been
attached to the child's records.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.19.
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