Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Article 63.0091. Law Enforcement Requirements Regarding Reports of Certain Missing Children


(1) had been reported missing on four or more occasions in the 24-month period preceding the date of the current report;
(2) is in foster care or in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and had been reported missing on two or more occasions in the 24-month period preceding the date of the current report; or
(3) is under 14 years of age and otherwise determined by the local law enforcement agency or the Department of Public Safety to be at a high risk of human trafficking, sexual assault, exploitation, abuse, or neglectful supervision.
(b) The rules adopted under this article must require that in entering information regarding the report into the national crime information center missing person file as required by Article 63.009(a)(3) for a missing child described by Subsection (a), the local law enforcement agency shall indicate, in the manner specified in the rules, that the child is at a high risk of harm and include relevant information regarding any prior occasions on which the child was reported missing.
(c) If, at the time the initial entry into the national crime information center missing person file is made, the local law enforcement agency has not determined that the requirements of this article apply to the report of the missing child, the information required by Subsection (b) must be added to the entry promptly after the agency investigating the report or the Department of Public Safety determines that the missing child is described by Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 571 (S.B. 742), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 745 (H.B. 1793), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Code of Criminal Procedure

Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure

Chapter 63 - Missing Children and Missing Persons

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Article 63.001. Definitions

Article 63.0015. Presumption Regarding Parentage

Article 63.0016. Attempted Child Abduction by Relative

Article 63.002. Missing Children and Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse

Article 63.003. Function of Clearinghouse

Article 63.004. Report Forms

Article 63.0041. Reporting of Attempted Child Abduction

Article 63.005. Distribution of Information

Article 63.006. Release of Dental Records

Article 63.007. Release of Medical Records

Article 63.008. Missing Children Program

Article 63.009. Law Enforcement Requirements

Article 63.0091. Law Enforcement Requirements Regarding Reports of Certain Missing Children

Article 63.0092. Option to Designate Missing Child as High Risk

Article 63.010. Attorney General to Require Compliance

Article 63.011. Missing Children Investigations

Article 63.012. Report of Inquiry

Article 63.013. Information to Clearinghouse

Article 63.014. Cross-Checking and Matching

Article 63.015. Availability of Information Through Other Agencies

Article 63.016. Donations

Article 63.017. Confidentiality of Certain Records

Article 63.018. Death Certificates

Article 63.019. School Records System

Article 63.020. Duty of Schools and Other Entities to Flag Missing Children's Records

Article 63.021. System for Flagging Records

Article 63.022. Removal of Flag From Records