IC 10-13-5-7 Powers and Duties of Clearinghouse; Confidentiality of Information Collected

• Library: Indiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 255-2023
• Year: 2023
• Citation: IC 10-13-5-7

(a) The clearinghouse shall do the following:

(1) Collect, process, and maintain identification and investigative information to aid in finding missing children and missing endangered adults.

(2) Establish a statewide, toll free telephone line for the reporting:

(A) of missing children and missing endangered adults; and

(B) of sightings of missing children and missing endangered adults.

(3) Prescribe a uniform reporting form concerning missing children and missing endangered adults for use by law enforcement agencies within Indiana.

(4) Assist in training law enforcement and other professionals on issues relating to missing children and missing endangered adults.

(5) Operate a resource center of information regarding the prevention of:

(A) the abduction of children; and

(B) the sexual exploitation of children.

(6) Distribute the quarterly directory prepared under section 6(b)(7) of this chapter to schools and hospitals.

(7) Distribute the quarterly directory described in subdivision (6) to child care centers and child care homes that make an annual contribution of four dollars ($4) to the clearinghouse. The contributions must be used to help defray the cost of publishing the quarterly directory.

(b) For a missing child who was born in Indiana, the clearinghouse shall notify the vital statistics division of the [state] Indiana department of health: