110-102.1. Reporting of missing or deceased children.
(a) Notwithstanding G.S. 14-318.5, operators and staff, as defined in G.S. 110-86(7), and G.S. 110-91(8), or any adult present with the approval of the care provider in a child care facility as defined in G.S. 110-86(3) and G.S. 110-106, upon learning that a child which has been placed in their care or presence is missing, shall immediately report the missing child to law enforcement. For purposes of this Article, a child is anyone under the age of 16.
(b) If a child dies while in child care, or of injuries sustained in child care, a report of the death must be made by the child care operator to the Secretary within 24 hours of the child's death or on the next working day. (1985, c. 392; 1987, c. 788, s. 12; 1997-506, s. 19; 2013-52, s. 4.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 7 - Child Care Facilities.
§ 110-85 - Legislative intent and purpose.
§ 110-88 - Powers and duties of the Commission.
§ 110-90 - Powers and duties of Secretary of Health and Human Services.
§ 110-90.2 - Mandatory child care providers' criminal history checks.
§ 110-91 - Mandatory standards for a license.
§ 110-92 - Duties of State and local agencies.
§ 110-93 - Application for a license.
§ 110-94 - Administrative Procedure Act.
§ 110-98 - Mandatory compliance.
§ 110-98.1 - Prima facie evidence of existence of child care.
§ 110-98.5 - Care for school-age children during state of emergency.
§ 110-99 - Possession and display of license.
§ 110-101.1 - Corporal punishment banned in certain "nonlicensed" homes.
§ 110-102 - Information for parents.
§ 110-102.1 - Reporting of missing or deceased children.
§ 110-102.1A - Unauthorized administration of medication.
§ 110-102.2 - Administrative penalties.
§ 110-104 - Injunctive relief.
§ 110-105 - Authority to inspect facilities.
§ 110-105.3 - Child maltreatment.
§ 110-105.4 - Duty to report child maltreatment.
§ 110-105.5 - Child maltreatment registry.
§ 110-105.6 - Penalties for child maltreatment.
§ 110-106 - Religious sponsored child care facilities.
§ 110-106.2 - Department of Defense-certified child care facilities.