{"data":{"id":"us-mt/44-2-503","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"44-2-503","heading":"Missing children information program.","body":"(1) The department of justice shall establish a missing children information program to create a central repository to aid in the location of missing children in Montana.\n(2) The missing children information program shall:\n(a) establish a system of intrastate communication of information relating to any child determined to be missing by the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the child or by a law enforcement authority;\n(b) provide a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing children within the state, including information obtained under the provisions of 44-2-401;\n(c) interface with the national crime information center computer system for exchange of information on children suspected of interstate travel; and\n(d) provide the superintendent of public instruction each month with a list of missing Montana school children for the purposes of 44-2-506.","path":["TITLE 44. LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 2. INVESTIGATION, COMMUNICATION, AND IDENTIFICATION","Part 5. Missing Children"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0440/chapter_0020/part_0050/section_0030/0440-0020-0050-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:22Z","sha256":"19673433e51bca6c6f63a8915283bc1795f535373a943af527e2a1390b152934","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/44-2-502","next":"us-mt/44-2-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}