{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-262.305","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 262.305","heading":"REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; INVESTIGATION.","body":"(a) Immediately after assuming care, control, and custody of a child under Section 262.303, the Department of Family and Protective Services shall report the child to appropriate state and local law enforcement agencies as a potential missing child.\n(b) A law enforcement agency that receives a report under Subsection (a) shall investigate whether the child is reported as missing.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 809, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.168, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD","CHAPTER 262. PROCEDURES IN SUIT BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO PROTECT HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILD","SUBCHAPTER D. EMERGENCY POSSESSION OF CERTAIN ABANDONED CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.262.htm#262.305","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"63be3378925ba6a5cbbd40ed67c9f11c5fbade161c4b26869ec45fe1821d08cf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-262.304","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-262.306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}