Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 63.003
Function of Clearinghouse

(a)

The clearinghouse is a central repository of information on missing children, missing persons, and attempted child abductions.

(b)

The clearinghouse shall:

(1)

establish a system of intrastate communication of information relating to missing children and missing persons;

(2)

provide a centralized file for the exchange of information on missing children, missing persons, and unidentified dead bodies within the state;

(3)

communicate with the national crime information center for the exchange of information on missing children and missing persons suspected of interstate travel;

(4)

collect, process, maintain, and disseminate accurate and complete information on missing children and missing persons;

(5)

provide a statewide toll-free telephone line for the reporting of missing children and missing persons and for receiving information on missing children and missing persons;

(6)

provide and disseminate to legal custodians, law enforcement agencies, and the Texas Education Agency information that explains how to prevent child abduction and what to do if a child becomes missing; and

(7)

receive and maintain information on attempted child abductions in this state.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 132, Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 1985. Renumbered from Human Resources Code Sec. 74.003 by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(26), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 6.59, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Human Resources Code Sec. 79.003 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1427, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. art. 62.003 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(8)(A), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 571 (S.B. 742), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.

Source: Article 63.003 — Function of Clearinghouse, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­63.­htm#63.­003 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

63.001
Definitions 63.002
Missing Children and Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse 63.003
Function of Clearinghouse 63.004
Report Forms 63.005
Distribution of Information 63.006
Release of Dental Records 63.007
Release of Medical Records 63.008
Missing Children Program 63.009
Law Enforcement Requirements Generally 63.010
Attorney General to Require Compliance 63.011
Missing Children Investigations 63.012
Report of Inquiry 63.013
Information to Clearinghouse 63.014
Cross-checking and Matching 63.0015
Presumption Regarding Parentage 63.015
Availability of Information Through Other Agencies 63.0016
Attempted Child Abduction by Relative 63.016
Donations 63.017
Confidentiality of Certain Records 63.018
Death Certificates 63.019
School Records System 63.020
Duty of Schools and Other Entities to Flag Missing Children’s Records 63.021
System for Flagging Records 63.022
Removal of Flag from Records 63.0041
Reporting of Attempted Child Abduction 63.051
Definitions 63.052
Establishment of Dna Database for Missing or Unidentified Persons 63.053
Information Stored in Database 63.054
Comparison of Samples 63.055
Standards Collection 63.056
Collection of Samples from Unidentified Human Remains 63.057
Duty of Law Enforcement Agency to Notify Appropriate Persons Regarding Provision of Voluntary Sample 63.058
Release Form 63.059
Protocol for Obtaining Samples Relating to High-risk Missing Persons 63.060
Submission of Sample to Center 63.061
Destruction of Samples 63.062
Confidentiality 63.063
Criminal Penalty 63.064
Civil Penalty 63.065
Missing Persons Dna Database Fund 63.066
Backlog of Unidentified Human Remains: Advisory Committee and Outsourcing 63.0091
Law Enforcement Requirements Regarding Reports of Certain Missing Children 63.0515
Criminal Justice Agency
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Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

Art. 63.003’s source at texas​.gov