Formal missing child report - Entry of report into NCIC

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TN Code › Title 37 › Chapter 10 › Section 37-10-203

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Every law enforcement officer receiving information from a parent or any source that it deems creditable shall prepare a formal missing child report. A law enforcement agency reporting a missing child is further required to enter or cause to be entered the report of the missing child into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) within two (2) hours of the receipt of the initial missing child report. Acts 1985, ch. 158, § 3; 2009, ch. 76, § 1; 2012, ch. 856, § 1.

Every law enforcement officer receiving information from a parent or any source that it deems creditable shall prepare a formal missing child report. A law enforcement agency reporting a missing child is further required to enter or cause to be entered the report of the missing child into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) within two (2) hours of the receipt of the initial missing child report.

Acts 1985, ch. 158, § 3; 2009, ch. 76, § 1; 2012, ch. 856, § 1.

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