North Dakota § 12-60-25 Lost, missing, or runaway children

North Dakota Statutes

§ 12-60-25 — Lost, missing, or runaway children

North Dakota·Title 12 Corrections, Parole, and Probation·Ch. 12-60 Bureau of Criminal Investigation

The bureau shall:

1.Implement a data exchange system to compile, to maintain, and to make available for dissemination to North Dakota and to out-of-state law enforcement agencies, descriptive information that can assist appropriate agencies in recovering lost, missing, or runaway children through the national crime information center.

2.Establish contacts and exchange information regarding lost, missing, or runaway children with the national crime information center.

3.Notify all enforcement agencies that reports of lost, missing, or runaway children must be entered as soon as the minimum level of data specified by the bureau is available to the reporting agency and that no waiting period for entry of such data exists. If the enforcement agency is unable to enter the data, the bureau im

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The bureau shall:
1. Implement a data exchange system to compile, to maintain, and to make available for
dissemination to North Dakota and to out-of-state law enforcement agencies,
descriptive information that can assist appropriate agencies in recovering lost, missing,
or runaway children through the national crime information center.
2. Establish contacts and exchange information regarding lost, missing, or runaway
children with the national crime information center.
3. Notify all enforcement agencies that reports of lost, missing, or runaway children must
be entered as soon as the minimum level of data specified by the bureau is available
to the reporting agency and that no waiting period for entry of such data exists. If the
enforcement agency is unable to enter the data, the bureau immediately upon
notification shall enter the information into the national crime information center file.
4. Compile and retain information regarding lost, missing, or runaway children in a
manner that allows the information to be used by law enforcement and other agencies,

considered appropriate by the bureau, for investigative purposes. The reporting law
enforcement agency is responsible for maintaining the disposition of the case.
5. Provide prompt confirmation of the receipt and entry of lost, missing, or runaway
children reports to the enforcement agency providing the report or to the parent,
guardian, or identified family member as provided in subsection 6.
6. Allow any parent, guardian, or identified family member to submit a lost, missing, or
runaway child report to the bureau which will be transmitted to the national crime
information center, if they are unable to receive services from the local law
enforcement agency.
7. Compile and maintain historical information relating to lost, missing, or runaway
children for all of the following purposes:
a. To develop and improve techniques utilized by law enforcement agencies when
responding to reports of lost, missing, or runaway children.
b. To provide a factual and statistical base for research which would address the
problem of lost, missing, or runaway children.

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