Missing Children Act
Montana · Law Enforcement · §§ 44-2-501 to 44-2-511 · 9 sections
Overview
The act addresses the reporting, tracking, and recovery of children who go missing, including those taken or kept in violation of custody arrangements. It establishes a central missing children information program that receives and disseminates reports, and it assigns law enforcement authorities specific duties for handling those reports. Schools are enlisted as well, through a list of missing children of school age, notice to parents when a child is absent, and enrollment procedures designed to help identify children who have been reported missing.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- Mont. Code Ann. § 44-2-501Short title
- Mont. Code Ann. § 44-2-502Definitions -- legislative intent
- Mont. Code Ann. § 44-2-503Missing children information program
- Mont. Code Ann. § 44-2-504Reports to missing children information program -- custodial interference
- Mont. Code Ann. § 44-2-505Duties of law enforcement authority
- Mont. Code Ann. § 44-2-506List of missing Montana school children
- Mont. Code Ann. § 44-2-507Notice to parents of children absent from school
- Mont. Code Ann. § 44-2-508through 44-2-510 reserved
- Mont. Code Ann. § 44-2-511School enrollment procedures to aid identification of missing children
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