37 Tex. Admin. Code § 27.42 - Criteria for Entry into the Missing Persons Online Bulletin
The guidelines in this section must be met before information on a missing or unidentified deceased/living person can be entered into the Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Online Bulletin.
(1) Missing person
(information on a Texas missing person or a person missing from another state
but believed to be in Texas).
(A) The parent,
spouse, or guardian must contact a law enforcement agency and file a missing
person report. The missing person must be entered into the National Crime
Information Center (NCIC) files by the law enforcement agency.
(B) The prescribed form must be signed,
completed, and returned to the Missing Persons Clearinghouse (MPCH). (Forms can
be obtained from MPCH.)
(C) A
current, original photograph must be received by MPCH. (Note: do not write on
back of photo.)
(D) In cases of
parental abductions, a copy of the court-certified custody order stating that
the reporting parent has custody must be received by MPCH. (Note: if it is
requested that the noncustodial parent's photograph be included in the
bulletin, a copy of a court-certified active felony warrant, which is presently
in Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC)/National Crime Information Center
(NCIC), must be made available to MPCH prior to publication of the
photograph.)
(E) The parent,
spouse, guardian, or investigating officer must notify MPCH immediately of the
location or return of the missing person.
(2) Unidentified deceased/living person.
(A) The unidentified deceased/living person
must be entered into the NCIC files by the law enforcement agency.
(B) Submit as much pertinent information on
the unidentified person as possible to include photographs, dental records,
fingerprints, etc.
(C) The law
enforcement agency must notify MPCH immediately upon identification.
Notes
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