KRS 17.460: Procedure by law enforcement agency upon receipt of report of missing

child -- Transportation and return of child once located.

(1) Upon notification by a parent, guardian, person exercising custodial control or

supervision, or the authorized represent ative of the Department for Community

Based Services of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services if the child is a ward

of the state, that a child is missing, the law enforcement agency receiving

notification shall immediately complete a missing person's report in a form

prescribed by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet which shall include information

the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet deems necessary for the identification of the

missing child, including the child's physical description, last known location, and

known associates.

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after completion of the missing person's report form,

the law enforcement agency shall transmit the report for inclusion within the

Kentucky Missing Child Information Center computer and sha ll cause the report to

be entered into the National Crime Information Center computer.

(3) Within twenty -four (24) hours thereafter, the law enforcement agency shall

investigate the report, shall inform all appropriate law enforcement officers of the

existence of the missing child report, and shall communicate the report to every

other law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the area.

(4) (a) Upon location of the missing child and verification of the National Crime

Information Center entry, the law enforcement agency shall transport the child

to the parent, guardian, or person exercising custodial control or supervision.

(b) If the child is a ward of the state, the law enforcement agency shall transport

the child to the authorized representative of the Department for Community

Based Services of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in the

jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency.

(c) If the law enforcement agency is unable to return the child to the appropriate

caretaker pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection, the law enforcement

agency shall contact the court -designated worker with jurisdiction for

placement determination.

(d) If the child is in custody on a charge of committing an offense pursuant to

KRS Chapters 600 to 645, the law enforc ement agency shall proceed

according to the provisions therein.

(5) Within twenty-four (24) hours after a missing child is located and returned to the

appropriate caretaker pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, the law enforcement

agency which transported, found, or returned the missing child shall notify both the

Missing Child Information Center and the National Crime Information Center of

that fact.