General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 22A Central Register for Missing Children

• Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 22A, Section 1
  As used in sections two to eight, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: “Central register”, identifying...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Establishment of central register - Chapter 22A, Section 2
  The director in consultation with the colonel of state police, through electronic data processing and related procedures, shall establish a statewide central register containing all...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Rules and regulations - Chapter 22A, Section 3
  The director with the advice and consent of the colonel of state police shall promulgate rules and regulations which shall (1) insure the accuracy of...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Entry of information relative to missing children; access to data - Chapter 22A, Section 4
  Whenever a parent, guardian, or governmental unit responsible for a child, reports to any police officer or law enforcement official that a child is missing,...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Deceased persons; fingerprints and identifying data; dental examinations; comparisons to missing persons files - Chapter 22A, Section 5
  Every county medical examiner shall furnish the department of the state police promptly with copies of fingerprints on standardized eight inch fingerprint cards, personal descriptions...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Release of medical and dental records; comparison of dental records - Chapter 22A, Section 6
  When any person makes a report of a missing person to a law enforcement authority, the authority shall request a member of the family or...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Report of missing child to central register - Chapter 22A, Section 7
  Notwithstanding the provisions of any special or general law to the contrary, the department of children and families, the department of youth services, the department...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1986, 557, Sec. 32 - Chapter 22A, Section 8
  Repealed, 1986, 557, Sec.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Marking of school records; notification requirements - Chapter 22A, Section 9
  Upon receipt of a report of a missing child to a law enforcement authority, such authority shall notify the last known elementary or secondary school,...

Last modified: September 11, 2015