HB 2651 — missing children; alert; notification; reporting

HouseSenate Engrossed House Bill missing children;

reporting State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session CHAPTER 179 HOUSE BILL 2651 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 8-810, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

TO MAKE THE RECORD ENTRY AS FOLLOWS:

FOR AN ABDUCTED, MISSING OR RUNAWAY CHILD:CHILD, THE NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER MISSING PERSON DATABASE.

(a) THE NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER MISSING PERSON DATABASE.

(b) THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.

(c) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INITIATE A PICKUP OR RETURN ORDER, IF APPLICABLE.

CONTACTREPORT INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWINGMISSING, PERSONSABDUCTED TOOR OBTAINRUNAWAY INFORMATIONCHILD ABOUTTO THE CHILD'SNATIONAL DISAPPEARANCE:CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.

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UNLESS IT IS DETERMINED BY THE PRIMARY INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY THAT IT WILL HINDER INVESTIGATION OR LOCATION EFFORTS, CONTACT THE FOLLOWING PERSONS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILD'S DISAPPEARANCE:

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UNLESS IT IS DETERMINED BY THE PRIMARY INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY THAT IT WILL HINDER INVESTIGATION OR LOCATION EFFORTS, PROVIDE A NOTICE OF DISAPPEARANCE IN WRITING ANDOR TELEPHONICALLY TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS:

(c) THE CHILD'S OUT-OF-HOME CAREGIVERS.

(d) THE CHILD'S ATTORNEY.

2651 (e)(c) THE CHILD'S GUARDIANOUT-OF-HOME ORCAREGIVERS. GUARDIAN AD-LITEM.

(d) THE CHILD'S ATTORNEY.

(e) THE CHILD'S GUARDIAN OR GUARDIAN AD-LITEM.

(h) THE DUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL REPRESENTINGTO THEINITIATE DEPARTMENT.A MOTION FOR A PICKUP.

FOR ANA MISSING, ABDUCTED OR RUNAWAY CHILD, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE AGENCYLAW TOENFORCEMENT ISSUEAGENCY. AN AMBER ALERT.

THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL DETERMINE IF THE SITUATION MEETS AMBER ALERT CRITERIA OR SILVER ALERT CRITERIA PURSUANT TO SECTION 41-1728.

WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER RECEIVING A REPORT OF A MISSING, ABDUCTED OR RUNAWAY CHILD, THE DEPARTMENTLOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE TO ALL LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND POST TO SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REGARDING THE CHILD AND, IF KNOWN, THE CHILD'S ABDUCTORABDUCTOR: TO ALL LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS:

DOCUMENT IN WRITING EVERY EFFORT THE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE TO LOCATE THE MISSING, ABDUCTED OR RUNAWAY CHILD WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE EFFORT TO LOCATE THE CHILD IS TAKEN.

THE WRITTEN DOCUMENT SHALL SPECIFY THE NOTIFICATIONS AND DOCUMENTATION SENT TO INDIVIDUALS AND DEPARTMENTS PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.

CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT EVERYFREQUENTLY SEVEN DAYS AND DOCUMENT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AND RECEIVED.

UPDATEFOR SOCIALA MEDIACHILD PLATFORMSWHO EVERYHAS FOURTEENBEEN DAYSMISSING WITHOR INFORMATIONABDUCTED REGARDINGOR THEWHO MISSING,HAS ABDUCTEDBEEN ORA RUNAWAY FOR TWO OR MORE YEARS, WORK WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN TO CREATE AN AGE-PROGRESSION IMAGE OF THE CHILD.

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FOR A CHILD WHO HAS BEEN MISSING OR ABDUCTED OR WHO HAS BEEN A RUNAWAY FOR TWO OR MORE YEARS, WORK WITH A SPECIALIZED ARTIST TO CREATE AN AGE-PROGRESSION IMAGE OF THE CHILD.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND CONDUCT ANNUAL TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DIRECT OVERSIGHT OF CHILDREN AND THE DIRECT SUPERVISORS- OF2 THOSE- EMPLOYEES.H.B.

THE2651 TRAININGSUPERVISORS SHALLOF INCLUDETHOSE DEPARTMENTEMPLOYEES. POLICIES FOR LOCATING MISSING, ABDUCTED OR RUNAWAY CHILDREN AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ONGOING EFFORTS TO LOCATE A MISSING, ABDUCTED OR RUNAWAY CHILD.

THE TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE DEPARTMENT POLICIES FOR LOCATING MISSING, ABDUCTED OR RUNAWAY CHILDREN AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ONGOING EFFORTS TO LOCATE A MISSING, ABDUCTED OR RUNAWAY CHILD, UNLESS IT IS DETERMINED BY THE PRIMARY INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY THAT IT WILL HINDER INVESTIGATION OR LOCATION EFFORTS.

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CONTINUED CONTACT WITH CURRENTTHE ANDCHILD'S FORMERPARENTS, FOSTERGUARDIAN FAMILIESOR OFCUSTODIAN. THE CHILD.

CONTINUED CONTACT WITH THE CHILD'S SCHOOL.KNOWN RELATIVES.

CONTINUED CONTACT WITH KNOWNCURRENT ACQUAINTANCESAND FORMER FOSTER FAMILIES OF THE CHILD.

CONTINUED IN-PERSONCONTACT SEARCHINGWITH OF LOCATIONS AND PLACES WHERE THE CHILDCHILD'S MAYSCHOOL. BE FOUND.

CONTINUED REVIEWCONTACT OF ANY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THEKNOWN CHILDACQUAINTANCES OROF THE CHILD'SCHILD. KNOWN ACQUAINTANCES.

CONTINUED EFFORTSIN-PERSON WITHSEARCHING LAWOF ENFORCEMENTLOCATIONS AGENCIESAND INPLACES SEARCHINGWHERE FOR THE CHILD.CHILD MAY BE FOUND.

CONTINUED SEARCHREVIEW EFFORTSOF ANY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH DEPARTMENTTHE FIELDCHILD STAFF.OR THE CHILD'S KNOWN ACQUAINTANCES.

CONTINUED EFFORTS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN SEARCHING FOR THE CHILD.