First Regular Session H.B. 2098
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2098
(Reference to House engrossed bill)
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Title 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 5, to read:
CHAPTER 5
MISSING CHILDREN REPORTING
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
8-901. Missing, kidnapped or runaway children; mandatory reporting
A. A law enforcement agency that receives a report of a missing, kidnapped or runaway child shall IMMEDIATELY make a record entry in the Arizona crime information center, the national crime information center missing person database and the national missing and unidentified persons system.
b. A law enforcement agency that receives a report of a missing, kidnapped or runaway child who is in the foster care system shall notify the national center for missing and exploited children in addition to the entities listed in subsection a of this section.
C. An entry may not be removed from any database or system until the child is found or the case is closed.
D. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, If a law enforcement agency does not have access to the Arizona crime information center, the national crime information center missing person database or the national missing and unidentified persons system, the law enforcement agency shall provide the reported information to the sheriff in the county where the report is received or the department of public safety, and the sheriff or department shall make the record entry in the database or system for the law enforcement agency."
Amend title to conform