# KRS § 158.032: 158.032 Flagging record of missing child -- Procedure upon recovery -- Documents required upon enrollment or transfer > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.032 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 158.032 - **Heading:** 158.032 Flagging record of missing child -- Procedure upon recovery -- Documents required upon enrollment or transfer - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 158 / Section 158.032 ## Text 158.032 Flagging record of missing child -- Procedure upon recovery -- Documents required upon enrollment or transfer. (1) Upon notification by the commissioner of education of a child's disappearance, any school in which the child is currently or was previously enrolled shall flag the record of the child so that when a copy of or information regarding the child's record is requested, the school shall be alerted that the record is that of a missing child. The school shall immediately report to local law enforcement or the Department of Kentucky State Police any request concerning flagged records or any knowledge as to the whereabouts of any missing child. (2) Upon notification by the commissioner of education of any missing child who has been recovered, the school shall remove the flag from the child's record. (3) Upon enrollment of a student for the first time in any elementary or secondary school, the school shall notify in writing the person enrolling the student that within thirty (30) days the person shall provide either: (a) A certified copy of the student's birth certificate; or (b) Other reliable proof of the student's identity and age, and an affidavit of the inability to produce a copy of the birth certificate. (4) Upon the failure of a person enrolling the student to comply with this section, the school shall notify the person in writing that unless he complies within ten (10) days the case shall be referred to the Department of Kentucky State Police or local law enforcement officials for investigation. If compliance is not obtained within the ten (10) day period, the school shall so refer the case. (5) Within fourteen (14) days after enrolling a transfer student, each elementary or secondary school shall request directly from the student's previous school a certified copy of the student's record. Any school receiving a request of a student's record which has been flagged as the record of a missing child shall not forward the student's record but shall instead notify local law enforcement or the Department of Kentucky State Police. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 158.005 158.005 Definition of "character education."](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.005.md) - [KRS § 158.007 158.007 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.007.md) - [KRS § 158.010 158.010 Uniform school system to be maintained -- Variations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.010.md) - [KRS § 158.030 158.030 "Common school" defined -- Attendance at public school and primary school program -- Advancement without regard to age -- Local boards to adopt policy establishing petition and evaluation process for students who do not meet age requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.030.md) - [KRS § 158.031 158.031 Primary school program -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Attributes -- Part time attendance -- Grouping -- Advancement -- Reporting requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.031.md) - [KRS § 158.032 158.032 Flagging record of missing child -- Procedure upon recovery -- Documents required upon enrollment or transfer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.032.md) - [KRS § 158.033 158.033 Instruction in student's home or hospital -- Signed statement of diagnosed condition -- Student may receive home or hospital instruction effective on day of admittance -- Calculation of instructional sessions for purposes of KRS 157.360 -- Students with disabilities -- Administrative regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.033.md) - [KRS § 158.035 158.035 Certificate of immunization](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.035.md) - [KRS § 158.037 158.037 Report of immunization results](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.037.md) - [KRS § 158.038 158.038 Student identification badges must contain hotline number contact information relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, and suicide prevention -- Recommendation required of Cabinet for Health and Family Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.038.md) - [KRS § 158.039 158.039 Suicide prevention awareness information and lessons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.039.md) - [KRS § 158.041 158.041 Display of child abuse, human trafficking, and safe haven baby box hotline numbers in schools](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.041.md) - [KRS § 158.050 158.050 School year](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.050.md) - [KRS § 158.060 158.060 Access to teacher employment contract -- School month and school day -- Duty-free lunch period -- Nonteaching time for teachers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.060.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C158_S158.032. 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