The Florida Senate

937.021  Missing child reports.--

(1)  Upon the filing of a police report that a child is missing by the parent or guardian, the law enforcement agency receiving the report shall immediately inform all on-duty law enforcement officers of the existence of the missing child report, communicate the report to every other law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the county, and transmit the report for inclusion within the Florida Crime Information Center computer.

(2)  A police report that a child is missing may be filed with the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the county or municipality in which the child was last seen prior to the filing of the report, without regard to whether the child resides in or has any significant contacts with that county or municipality. The filing of such a report shall impose the duties specified in subsection (1) upon that law enforcement agency.

History.--s. 1, ch. 83-32; s. 11, ch. 2003-146.