(a) The Department of Justice shall operate a statewide, toll-free telephone hotline 24 hours per day, seven days per week to receive information regarding missing children and dependent adults and relay this information to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.
(b) The Department of Justice shall select up to six children per month from the missing children registry maintained pursuant to former Section 11114 or pursuant to the system maintained pursuant to Sections 14201 and 14202 and shall produce posters with photographs and information regarding these children, including the missing children hotline telephone number and reward information. The department shall make these posters available to parties as prescribed and as the department deems appropriate.