Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 63.003. Function Of Clearinghouse
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Art. 63.003. FUNCTION OF CLEARINGHOUSE. (a) The
clearinghouse is a central repository of information on missing
children and missing persons.
(b) The clearinghouse shall:
(1) establish a system of intrastate communication of
information relating to missing children and missing persons;
(2) provide a centralized file for the exchange of
information on missing children, missing persons, and unidentified
dead bodies within the state;
(3) communicate with the national crime information center
for the exchange of information on missing children and missing
persons suspected of interstate travel;
(4) collect, process, maintain, and disseminate accurate
and complete information on missing children and missing persons;
(5) provide a statewide toll-free telephone line for the
reporting of missing children and missing persons and for receiving
information on missing children and missing persons; and
(6) provide and disseminate to legal custodians, law
enforcement agencies, and the Texas Education Agency information
that explains how to prevent child abduction and what to do if a
child becomes missing.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 1985.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Human Resources Code Sec. 74.003 by Acts
1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(26), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 6.59, eff. Sept. 1,
1997. Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Human Resources Code Sec. 79.003
and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1427, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.C.C.P. art. 62.003 by Acts
1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(8)(A), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Last modified: August 10, 2007
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