Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 63.0091 — LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS REGARDING REPORTS OF CERTAIN MISSING CHILDREN
CR § 63.0091Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 63. MISSING CHILDREN AND MISSING PERSONS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)The public safety director of the Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules regarding the procedures for a local law enforcement agency on receiving a report of a missing child who:
(1)had been reported missing on four or more occasions in the 24-month period preceding the date of the current report;
(2)is in foster care or in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and had been reported missing on two or more occasions in the 24-month period preceding the date of the current report; or
(3)is at a high risk of human trafficking, sexual assault, exploitation, abuse, or neglectful supervision for any reason the agency considers to be high risk, including because the missing child:
(A)disappeared while in a dangerous environment;
(B)has mental or behavioral health needs;
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 745 (H.B. 1793), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2660), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 979 (S.B. 2429), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.