Art. 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.