Tex. Family Code § 262.305
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 262.305, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 262.305. REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; INVESTIGATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Immediately after assuming care, control, and custody of a child under Section 262.303, the Department of Family and Protective Services shall report the child to appropriate state and local law enforcement agencies as a potential missing child.
(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a report under Subsection (a) shall investigate whether the child is reported as missing.
(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a report under Subsection (a) shall investigate whether the child is reported as missing.
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