PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 3

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Subsection (f) of this section is amended to reflect the establishment of the
Department of State Police as a principal department of State government by
Chs. 165 and 166, Acts of 1994.

5-584.

(f) On request, the DEPARTMENT OF State Police shall provide technical
assistance to a local law enforcement agency which is investigating a report of suspected
child abuse concerning a child care center.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Subsection (f) of this section is amended to reflect the establishment of the
Department of State Police as a principal department of State government by
Chs. 165 and 166, Acts of 1994.

9-402.

(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:

(5) enlist the aid of the DEPARTMENT OF State Police, when appropriate,
in locating the missing child.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a missing child has not
been located within 24 hours of the filing of a missing persons report and either the local
law enforcement agency or the DEPARTMENT OF State Police have reason to believe that
the missing child may be located in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction where the
missing persons report was filed, the DEPARTMENT OF [Maryland] State Police shall
enter the investigation and, in cooperation with the appropriate local law enforcement
agencies, assist State and national efforts to locate the missing child.

(f) Every person filing a report of a missing child shall be required to notify the
local law enforcement agency and the DEPARTMENT OF State Police immediately upon
the locating of the missing child if it is unlikely that the local law enforcement agency or
the DEPARTMENT OF State Police have knowledge that the missing child has been
located.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Subsections (b)(5), (d), and (f) of this section are amended to reflect the
establishment of the Department of State Police as a principal department of
State government by Chs. 165 and 166, Acts of 1994 and to delete surplus
language.

9-403.

(a) There is a State Clearinghouse for Missing Children operated by the
DEPARTMENT OF State Police that is responsible for:

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