Michigan Laws 28.259 – Missing children information clearinghouse; establishment; administration; supervision; services; duties; location of child; compliance
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(1) A missing children information clearinghouse is established in the department. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department shall administer the clearinghouse as a central repository of information regarding missing children, which information shall be collected and disseminated to assist in the location of missing children. The department director shall designate an individual to supervise the clearinghouse. To the extent money is available, the department shall establish services considered appropriate to aid in the location of missing children.
(2) In providing a centralized file for exchange of information on missing children within the state, the clearinghouse shall do all of the following:
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 28.259
- Child: means an individual less than 17 years of age. See Michigan Laws 28.258
- Clearinghouse: means the missing child information clearinghouse established under section 9. See Michigan Laws 28.258
- Department: means the department of state police. See Michigan Laws 28.258
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Law enforcement agency: means the department, a police agency of a city, village, or township, a sheriff's department, or any other governmental law enforcement agency in this state. See Michigan Laws 28.258
- LEIN: means law enforcement information network regulated under the C. See Michigan Laws 28.258
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(a) Record each report on a missing child received under section 8.
(b) Accept and record a report about a missing child from a law enforcement agency.
(c) Exchange information on children suspected of interstate travel with the national crime information center.
(d) Establish a policy regarding the compilation of a record of the reasons children become missing.
(3) Upon locating the missing child, the originating law enforcement agency shall remove the missing child from the clearinghouse record by means of the LEIN. If the originating law enforcement agency has new information about the missing child’s location, that agency shall report the information to the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in the area in which the missing child may be located.
(4) The department may audit law enforcement agency records as necessary to determine compliance with this section. A law enforcement agency shall comply with the reasonable requests of the department in carrying out this subsection and in otherwise administering the clearinghouse.