Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.003
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.003, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 63.003. FUNCTION OF CLEARINGHOUSE.
Official statutory text
(a) The clearinghouse is a central repository of information on missing children, missing persons, and attempted child abductions.
(b) The clearinghouse shall:
(1) establish a system of intrastate communication of information relating to missing children and missing persons;
(2) provide a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing children, missing persons, and unidentified dead bodies within the state;
(3) communicate with the national crime information center for the exchange of information on missing children and missing persons suspected of interstate travel;
(4) collect, process, maintain, and disseminate accurate and complete information on missing children and missing persons;
(5) provide a statewide toll-free telephone line for the reporting of missing children and missing persons and for receiving information on missing children and missing persons;
(6) provide and disseminate to legal custodians, law enforcement agencies, and the Texas Education Agency information that explains how to prevent child abduction and what to do if a child becomes missing; and
(7) receive and maintain information on attempted child abductions in this state.
(b) The clearinghouse shall:
(1) establish a system of intrastate communication of information relating to missing children and missing persons;
(2) provide a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing children, missing persons, and unidentified dead bodies within the state;
(3) communicate with the national crime information center for the exchange of information on missing children and missing persons suspected of interstate travel;
(4) collect, process, maintain, and disseminate accurate and complete information on missing children and missing persons;
(5) provide a statewide toll-free telephone line for the reporting of missing children and missing persons and for receiving information on missing children and missing persons;
(6) provide and disseminate to legal custodians, law enforcement agencies, and the Texas Education Agency information that explains how to prevent child abduction and what to do if a child becomes missing; and
(7) receive and maintain information on attempted child abductions in this state.
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