(a) The clearinghouse shall, in accordance with national crime information center policies and procedures, cross-check and attempt to match unidentified bodies with descriptions of missing children. When the clearinghouse discovers a possible match between an unidentified body and a missing child description, the clearinghouse shall notify the appropriate law-enforcement agencies.
(b) A law-enforcement agency that receives notice of a possible match shall make arrangements for positive identification. If a positive identification is made, the law-enforcement agency shall complete and close the investigation with notification to the clearinghouse.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 6. Missing Children Information Act
§49-6-101. Clearinghouse Function; State Police Requirements; Rule-Making
§49-6-102. State Department of Education; Missing Children Program; Rule-Making
§49-6-103. Information to Clearinghouse; Definitions
§49-6-104. Custodian Request for Information
§49-6-105. Missing Child Report Forms; Where Filed
§49-6-106. Missing Child Reports; Law-Enforcement Agency Requirements; Unidentified Bodies
§49-6-107. Release of Dental Records; Cause Shown; Immunity
§49-6-108. Cross-Checking and Matching
§49-6-109. Interagency Cooperation
§49-6-110. Confidentiality of Records; Rulemaking; Requirements
§49-6-111. Attorney General to Require Compliance
§49-6-112. Agencies to Receive Report; Law-Enforcement Agency Requirements
§49-6-115. Public-Private Partnerships; Funding
§49-6-116. Establish a Missing Foster Child Locator Unit Program