Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8543 – Duties
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The Clearinghouse shall:
(1) Provide a form of missing child report for use by private citizens and law-enforcement agencies;
(2) Establish a system of interstate communication of information relating to children determined to be missing by the parent, guardian or legal custodian of the child, or by a law-enforcement agency;
(3) Provide a centralized file for the exchange of information of missing children within the State;
(4) Interface with the National Crime Information Center for the exchange of information on a missing child suspected of interstate travel;
(5) Collect, process, maintain and disseminate information on missing children and strive to maintain or disseminate only accurate and complete information.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8543
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Missing child: means any person who is under the age of 18 years, whose temporary or permanent residence is in Delaware, or is believed to be in Delaware, whose location has not been determined, and who has been reported as missing to a law-enforcement agency. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8542
- Missing child report: is a report prepared on a form designed by the Clearinghouse for use by private citizens and law-enforcement agencies to report missing children information to the Clearinghouse. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8542
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302