8 sections in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22A, § 1 Definitions
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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 data file of missing children. ''Department'', the department of criminal justice infor…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22A, § 2 Central register; included information
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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 necessary and available identifying information of a missing child in the commonwealth…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22A, § 3 Rules and regulations
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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 the data contained in the central register; (2) prescribe the manner in which reports to the central register shall be …
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22A, § 4 Entry of information relative to missing children; access to data
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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, such police officer or official shall immediately cause to be entered into the central register relevant inform…