Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 63.009 — LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY

CR § 63.009Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 63. MISSING CHILDREN AND MISSING PERSONS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)A law enforcement agency, on receiving a report of a missing person, shall:

(1)if the subject of the report is a person who is known by the agency to have or is reported to have chronic dementia, including Alzheimer's dementia, whether caused by illness, brain defect, or brain injury, immediately start an investigation in order to determine the present location of the person;

(2)if the subject of the report is a person other than a person described by Subdivision (1), start an investigation with due diligence in order to determine the present location of the person;

(3)immediately, but not later than two hours after receiving the report, enter the name of the person into the clearinghouse and the national crime information center missing person file if the person meets the center's criteria, and report that name to the Alzheimer's Association Safe Return emergency response center if applicable, with all available identifying features such as dental records, fingerprints, other physical characteristics, and a description of the clothing worn when last seen, and all available information describing any person reasonably believed to have taken or retained the missing person;

(4)not later than 48 hours after receiving the report, electronically submit to each municipal or county law enforcement agency within 200 miles the report and any information that may help determine the present location of the person;

(5)not later than the 60th day after the date the agency receives the report, enter the name of the person into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, with all available identifying features such as dental records, fingerprints, other physical characteristics, and a description of the clothing worn when last seen, and all available information describing any person reasonably believed to have taken or retained the missing person; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 943), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 571 (S.B. 742), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 906 (H.B. 1206), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 745 (H.B. 1793), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(6), eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1016 (H.B. 1503), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1419), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2660), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2660), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2660), Sec. 9(1), eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 979 (S.B. 2429), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 979 (S.B. 2429), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 979 (S.B. 2429), Sec. 8(1), eff. September 1, 2023.