Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 63.00905 — LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORT OF MISSING CHILD
CR § 63.00905Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 63. MISSING CHILDREN AND MISSING PERSONS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)Regardless of the jurisdiction in which the child went missing, a law enforcement agency, on receiving a report of a missing child, shall:
(1)immediately start an investigation in order to determine the present location of the child;
(2)immediately, but not later than two hours after receiving the report, enter the name of the child into the clearinghouse and the national crime information center missing person file if the child meets the center's criteria, 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 child;
(3)immediately, but not later than two hours after the agency receives the report, enter the applicable information into:
(A)the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System or a successor system of telecommunication used by law enforcement agencies and operated by the Department of Public Safety; and
(B)the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children;
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 5.031, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 908), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 908), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.