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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28.8-1. Missing children’s information center
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There is hereby established in the division of state police under the jurisdiction of the superintendent of state police a missing children’s information center.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28.8-2. Scope of responsibilities
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The missing children’s information center shall be charged with the responsibility of the following: (1) Coordinate, file, and promptly investigate all missing children cases in the state and create a central office on missing children. (2) Collect and maintain data on missing ch…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28.8-2.1. Investigation
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No municipal police department of the state shall have in force any regulation or policy that requires a twenty-four (24) hour waiting period prior to conducting an investigation of a complaint of a missing child.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28.8-3. Reporting and distribution of information
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The police departments of the various towns and cities of the state shall immediately enter the information on the missing person into the National Crime Information Center computer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and inform the National Center for Missing and Exploited Ch…