26-17-1      Agreement for parent locator service.
26-17-2      Missing child report--Time for law enforcement agency to integrate information into national crime information center computer.
26-17-3      Notice to parents that information integrated into computer.
26-17-4      Information provided about missing child.

26-17-1. Agreement for parent locator service.

The Department of Social Services shall enter into an agreement with the secretary of health and human services as authorized by the Parental Kidnapping Act of 1980, 94 Stat. 3572, 42 U.S.C. 663, as amended, under which the services of the parent locator service established pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C. 301, as amended, shall be made available to this state for the purpose of determining the whereabouts of any absent parent or child in order to enforce any law with respect to the unlawful taking or restraint of a child, or to make or enforce any child custody determination.

Source: SL 1985, ch 217, § 5; SDCL, § 22-19-13; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 121, 125.

26-17-2. Missing child report--Time for law enforcement agency to integrate information into national crime information center computer.

When a missing child report is made to a law enforcement agency in this state that has jurisdiction in the matter, the law enforcement agency shall gather readily available information about the missing child and integrate such information into the national crime information center computer within twelve hours following the making of the report. The law enforcement agency shall make reasonable efforts to acquire additional information about the missing child following the transmittal of the initially available information and promptly integrate any additional information acquired into such computer systems.

Source: SL 1985, ch 217, § 6; SDCL, § 22-19-14; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 122, 125.

26-17-3. Notice to parents that information integrated into computer.

Whenever a law enforcement agency integrates information about a missing child into the national crime information center computer, the law enforcement agency shall promptly notify the missing child's parents, custodial parent, guardian, or legal custodian, or any other person responsible for the missing child, of that action.

Source: SL 1985, ch 217, § 7; SDCL, § 22-19-15; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 123, 125.

26-17-4. Information provided about missing child.

Each parent, custodial parent, guardian, legal custodian, or other person responsible for the missing child shall provide available information upon request, and may provide information voluntarily, to the law enforcement agency during the information gathering process. The law enforcement agency also may obtain available information about the missing child from other persons subject to constitutional and statutory limitations.

Source: SL 1985, ch 217, § 8; SDCL, § 22-19-16; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 124, 125.