Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 63.001 — DEFINITIONS

CR § 63.001Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 63. MISSING CHILDREN AND MISSING PERSONS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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In this chapter:

(1)"Abduct" has the meaning assigned by Section 20.01, Penal Code. (1-a) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age.

(2)"Missing person" means a person 18 years old or older whose disappearance is possibly not voluntary.

(3)"Missing child" means a child whose whereabouts are unknown to the child's legal custodian, the circumstances of whose absence indicate that:

(A)the child did not voluntarily leave the care and control of the custodian, and the taking of the child was not authorized by law;

(B)the child voluntarily left the care and control of the custodian without the custodian's consent and without intent to return;

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 840 (H.B. 3439), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 2662), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (S.B. 1551), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 571 (S.B. 742), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.