42 U.S.C. § 5779
Section 5779 · Reporting requirement
Current version, with additions and removals from the November 29, 1990 version.
Current — April 30, 2003
As of November 29, 1990
(a) In general
(a) In general
Each Federal, State, and local law enforcement agency shall report each case of a missing child under the age of 18 reported to such agency to the National Crime Information Center of the Department of Justice.
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.
(b) Guidelines
(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 5780 of this title.1
The Attorney General may establish guidelines for the collection of such reports including procedures for carrying out the purposes of this section and section 5780 of this title.1
(c) Annual summary
(c) Annual summary
The Attorney General shall publish an annual statistical summary of the reports received under this section and section 5780 of this title.
The Attorney General shall publish an annual statistical summary of the reports received under this section and section 5780 of this title.