HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(1)  THE MISSING CHILD HAS NOT BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A
PRIOR MISSING PERSONS REPORT;

(2)  THE MISSING CHILD SUFFERS FROM A MENTAL OR
PHYSICAL HANDICAP OR ILLNESS;

(3)  THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE MISSING CHILD IS OF A
SUSPICIOUS OR DANGEROUS NATURE;

(4)  THE PERSON FILING THE REPORT OF A MISSING CHILD
HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE MISSING CHILD MAY HAVE BEEN
ABDUCTED;

(5)  THE MISSING CHILD HAS EVER PREVIOUSLY BEEN THE
SUBJECT OF A CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED UNDER ARTICLE
27, § 35A; AND REPORT FILED WITH THE STATE OR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; OR

(6)  THE MISSING CHILD IS UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE.

(B)  UPON CONCLUSION BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT ANY
ONE OF THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION
EXISTS, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL IMMEDIATELY:

(1)  ENTER ALL NECESSARY AND AVAILABLE INFORMATION
INTO THE MARYLAND INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM (MILES) AND
THE NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER (NCIC) COMPUTER NETWORKS;

(2)  INSTITUTE APPROPRIATE INTENSIVE SEARCH
PROCEDURES;

(3)  NOTIFY THE NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN INFORMATION
CENTER AND FORWARD TO THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MISSING
CHILDREN A COPY OF THE MISSING PERSONS REPORT INVOLVING THE
MISSING CHILD;

(4)  NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES AND, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, OBTAIN ANY INFORMATION THAT
MAY ASSIST IN THE LOCATING OF THE MISSING CHILD; AND

(5)  ENLIST THE AID OF THE STATE POLICE, WHEN
APPROPRIATE, IN LOCATING THE MISSING CHILD.

(C)  IF THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS
SECTION DO NOT EXIST, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL:

(1)  IMMEDIATELY SEEK TO DETERMINE THE CIRCUMSTANCES
SURROUNDING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE MISSING CHILD; AND

(2)  IMPLEMENT THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION
(B) OF THIS SECTION WITHIN 12 HOURS OF THE FILING OF A REPORT
REGARDING A MISSING CHILD, IF THE MISSING CHILD HAS NOT BEEN
LOCATED.