Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 63.003 — Function of clearinghouse
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 63: MISSING CHILDREN AND MISSING PERSONS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 63.003
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) The clearinghouse is a central repository of information on missing children, missing persons, and attempted child abductions. (b) The clearinghouse shall: (1) establish a system of intrastate communication of information relating to missing children and missing persons; (2) provide a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing children, missing persons, and unidentified dead bodies within the state; (3) communicate with the national crime information center for the exchange of information on missing children and missing persons suspected of interstate travel; (4) collect, process, maintain, and disseminate accurate and complete information on missing children and missing persons; (5) provide a statewide toll-free telephone line for the reporting of missing children and missing persons and for receiving information on missing children and missing persons; (6) provide and disseminate to legal custodians, law enforcement agencies, and the Texas Education Agency information that explains how to prevent child abduction and what to do if a child becomes missing; and (7) receive and maintain information on attempted child abductions in this state.
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