PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Federal, State, and local law enforcement must report every missing child under age 21 to the Department of Justice’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC). They must also send the case to the NamUs databases, either directly or through an authorized transmitter under section 40507, including rules under 40507(c). The Attorney General can set guidelines for collecting and sending these reports. The Attorney General must publish a yearly statistical summary of the reports received under this section and section 41308.

Title 34, §41307

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(a)In general

Each Federal, State, and local law enforcement agency shall report each case of a missing child under the age of 21 reported to such agency to the National Crime Information Center of the Department of Justice and, consistent with section 40507 (including rules promulgated pursuant to section 40507(c)) of this title, shall also report such case, either directly or through authorization described in such section to transmit, enter, or share information on such case, to the NamUs databases.

(b)Guidelines

The Attorney General may establish guidelines for the collection of such reports including procedures for carrying out the purposes of this section and section 41308 of this title.

(c)Annual summary

The Attorney General shall publish an annual statistical summary of the reports received under this section and section 41308 of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This section and section 41308 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, and was translated as reading “this title”, meaning title XXXVII of Pub. L. 101–647, which enacted this section and section 41308 of this title, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 5779 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–327 inserted before period at end “and, consistent with section 40507 (including rules promulgated pursuant to section 40507(c)) of this title, shall also report such case, either directly or through authorization described in such section to transmit, enter, or share information on such case, to the NamUs databases”. 2003—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–21 substituted “age of 21” for “age of 18”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2022 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 117–327 applicable with respect to reports made before, on, or after Dec. 27, 2022, see section 40506(c)(3) of this title.

§41307 Reporting Requirement for Missing Children