In general
Each Federal, State, and local law enforcement agency shall report each case of a missing child under the age of 21 reported to such agency to the National Crime Information Center of the Department of Justice and, consistent with section 40507 (including rules promulgated pursuant to section 40507(c)) of this title, shall also report such case, either directly or through authorization described in such section to transmit, enter, or share information on such case, to the NamUs databases.
Guidelines
section 41308 of this title1
Annual summary
section 41308 of this titleThe Attorney General shall publish an annual statistical summary of the reports received under this section and .
Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXVII, § 3701104 Stat. 4966Pub. L. 108–21, title II, § 204117 Stat. 660Pub. L. 117–327, § 2(c)(1)136 Stat. 4455(, , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 41308 of this titlePub. L. 101–647section 41308 of this titleThis section and , referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, and was translated as reading “this title”, meaning title XXXVII of , which enacted this section and , to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Codification
section 5779 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
Pub. L. 117–3272022—Subsec. (a). inserted before period at end “and, consistent with section 40507 (including rules promulgated pursuant to section 40507(c)) of this title, shall also report such case, either directly or through authorization described in such section to transmit, enter, or share information on such case, to the NamUs databases”.
Pub. L. 108–212003—Subsec. (a). substituted “age of 21” for “age of 18”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2022 Amendment
Pub. L. 117–327section 40506(c)(3) of this titleAmendment by applicable with respect to reports made before, on, or after , see .