{"data":{"id":"us-mt/44-2-506","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"44-2-506","heading":"List of missing Montana school children.","body":"(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall assist the missing children information program provided for in 44-2-503 in identifying and locating missing children who are enrolled in Montana public school districts in kindergarten through grade 12 by:\n(a) collecting each month a list of missing Montana school children as provided by the missing children information program provided for in 44-2-503;\n(b) distributing the list of missing school children on a monthly basis, unless the list has no change from the previous month's information, to all school districts admitting children to kindergarten through grade 12;\n(c) designing the list to include pertinent available information for identification of the missing school child, including a directory photograph of the child if available pursuant to 20-7-1317; and\n(d) notifying the appropriate law enforcement agency and the missing children information program as soon as any additional information is obtained or contact is made with respect to a missing school child.\n(2) Each school district in Montana shall:\n(a) distribute to each school building within the district the list of missing school children provided for in subsection (1); and\n(b) notify the appropriate law enforcement agency at the earliest known contact with any child whose name appears on the list of missing school children.","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_0060/0440-0020-0050-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:22Z","sha256":"b9484e8ec5878169a374873545e3a5cfb576bb7606b5767f9047c05b1b83d721","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/44-2-505","next":"us-mt/44-2-507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}