Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Article 63.020. Duty of Schools and Other Entities to Flag Missing Children's Records


(b) On receipt of notice that a child under 11 years of age is missing, the bureau of vital statistics shall notify the appropriate municipal or county birth certificate agency that the child is missing.
(c) A school, day care facility, or birth certificate agency that receives notice concerning a child under this section shall flag the child's records that are maintained by the school, facility, or agency.
(d) The law enforcement agency shall notify the clearinghouse that the notification required under this section has been made. The clearinghouse shall provide the notice required under this section if the clearinghouse determines that the notification has not been made by the law enforcement agency.
(e) If a missing child under 11 years of age, who was the subject of a missing child report made in this state, was born in or attended a school or licensed day care facility in another state, the law enforcement agency shall notify law enforcement or the missing and exploited children clearinghouse in each appropriate state regarding the missing child and request the law enforcement agency or clearinghouse to contact the state birth certificate agency and each school or licensed day care facility the missing child attended to flag the missing child's records.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1084, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Human Resources Code Sec. 79.018 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(8)(B), eff. Sept. 1, 1999

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