Whenever a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child files a report with a law enforcement authority that the child is missing, the law enforcement authority shall within 2 hours of the report:
(1) inform all on-duty law enforcement officers of the existence of the missing child report;(2) communicate the report to all other law enforcement authorities having jurisdiction in the county;(3) enter the missing child report into the national crime information center computer system; and(4) if the missing child is enrolled in a Montana public school district, request the child's directory photograph from the superintendent of public instruction pursuant to 20-7-1317. If a directory photograph is available, it must be included with the missing child report.Amended by Laws 2019, Ch. 250,Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Laws 2015, Ch. 79, Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2015.En. Sec. 5, Ch. 559, L. 1985.