Section 4. Whenever a parent, guardian, or governmental unit responsible for a child, reports to any police officer or law enforcement official that a child is missing, such police officer or official shall immediately cause to be entered into the central register relevant information relative to said missing child. Such police officer or law enforcement official shall also immediately undertake to locate such missing child.
Police officers, law enforcement officials and others so designated by the colonel of state police solely for the purpose of locating a missing child shall have access to the fingerprints and other data and information concerning the missing child on file with the central register.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Section 2 - Central Register; Included Information
Section 3 - Rules and Regulations
Section 4 - Entry of Information Relative to Missing Children; Access to Data
Section 6 - Release of Medical and Dental Records; Comparison of Dental Records
Section 7 - Report of Missing Child to Central Register
Section 9 - Marking of School Records; Notification Requirements